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Orderly Book 



Kepi by 



Jeremiah Fogg. 



Adjutant Colonel Enoch Poor's 
Second New Hampshire 
Regiment, on Winter Hill, 
during the siege of Boston, 
October 28, 1775, to Jan- 
uary 12, 1776. 



The Gift of the Rev. Joseph Osgood, 
of Cohasset, Mass., [Born Kensing- 
ton, N. H.,] to Harvard University, 
October xo, 1842. 



Copied and Notes by Capt. Albert A. FoL- 
SOM, by the permission of W. C. Lane, 
Esq., Librarian of Harvard University. 



EXETER, N. H.: 

Reprinted from The Exeter News-Letter. 

igo3. 






30 D '03 



ORDERLY BOOK KEPT BY 
JEREMIAH FOGG. 



MAJOR JEREMIAH FOGG, BY HON. CHARLES 
H. BELL. 

Major Jeremiah Fogg, the oldest son of the 
Rev. Jeremiah Fogg, of Kensington, was born 
in 1749, graduated at Harvard college in 1768 ; 
spent several years as a teacher in Newbury- 
port, where he commenced the study of law 
with Theophilus Parsons, the most eminent 
iurist of the time. At the commencement of 
hostilities, in 1775, he entered Col. Poor's regi- 
ment as one of the staff officers and continued 
in the service through the whole war. At the 
close of the Kevolution he returned to Kensing- 
ton, took a prominent part in the political 
movements of the country, for several years 
was a member of the New Hampshire Senate, 
and died in 1808, at the age of 59. He married 
Lydia Hill, of Cambridge. It is said, that when 
he saw her christene<l, while he was a college 
student, he playfully remarked that he meant 
to marry her ; "and though he was a youth of 
about seventeen and she but an infant, still 
after years of adventure he found in her his 
future wife. As an instance of coolness and 
courage, one of his soldiers said that at one 
time his command was surrounded by a supe- 
rior force of the enemy, and then Major Fogg 
told us to load our guns and put on our bayo- 
nets and blaze through! He seems to have 
been a brave and efficient officer and his jour- 
nals and letters, though written in the camps of 
the army, manifest his superior education and 
ability. 

Head Quarters, Newburg, I 
Nov. 22, 1782. f 

Capt. Jer'h. Fogg of the 2d New Hampshire 
regiment, is appomted Brigade Major to the 
New Hampshire Brigade, vice Capt. Robinson 
and is to be respected accordingly. 

Copied from William Torrey's orderly 
book now in possession of his grandson, 
Benjamin B. Torrey, treasurer of the 
Boston and Providence Railroad Corpo- 
ration , Boston, Mass. 

Council of Safety, page 334, New 
Hampshire Historical Collections : 

Friday, March 12, 1784. 
Ordered the treasurer to pay Maj'r Jeremiah 
Fogg One Hundred & two pounds nine Shillings 
and seven pence Extra pay as Aid de Camp to 
Gen'l Poor from 2d July, 1779 to Sept. 8th, 1780. 

(Enoch Poor died near Hackensack, 
N. J., 8th Sept, 1780). 



Head Quarters, Oct. 28, 1775 
Parole Putnam Count'gn Heath. 

The Genl Court Martial whereof Colo 
Bridge was President is dissolved. 

It is recoranaended to the non Cora- 
missd Officers & Soldiers whose Pay will 
be drawn in Consequence of last Thurs- 
days Orders (Especially to those whose 
Attatchment to the glorious Cause in 
which they are engaged and which, will 
induce them to continue another Year) 
to lay out their Money in Shirts Shoes 
Stockings and a good Pair of Leather 
Breeches and not in Coats and Waist- 
coats as it is intended that the New Army 
shall be Cloathed in Uniform to effect 
which the Congress will lay in Goods 
upon the best Terms they can be bought 
any where for ready Cash and will Sell 
them to the Soldiers without any Profit, 
by which means a Uniform Coat and 
Waistcoat will come Cheaper to them 
than any other Cloathing of the like 
Kind can be bought 

A Number of Taylors will be im- 
mediately Set to work to make Regi- 
mentals for those brave Men who are 
willing at all Hazards to defend their 
Rights and Privileges. 

The undermentioned Persons'in Col. 
Whitcombs Regiment to be sent directly 
to the Quartermaster Geu'l (viz) David 
Clark Saml Barrett John Palmer James 
Farmer David Fleman Amos Brown 
Joshua Holt Philip Overlook & Joseph 
Chapman to burn Charcoal for the Use 
of the Army. Five more Woodcutters 
from each Brigade to be added to those 
already ordered to cut Fire Wood under 
the Direction of the Quartermaster Genl 
A General Courtmartial to Set Monday 
Morning at 9 o'Clock in Cambridge to 
try Prisoners as shall be brought before 
them, all Evidences and Persons con- 
cerned to attend the Court 

Josiah Mecow Soldier in this Army 



but iQ what comp'y or Eesirat is not 
known may hear of something much to 
his Advantage by applying in Person to 
the Adj't Genl at Head Quarters Brigade 
Orders Oct 29th 1775, Colo Poor Field 
Officer of the Day Tomr 

Ad jut Putnam 
Lt. Colo Wyman Field Off of the Picqt 
Within the lines Colo Doolittle 
Sergt from Col. Poor's Regt, 1—2—1—1 
—42 

Head Quarters Oct.r 29th 1775, 
Parole Thomas Countr Spencer 
Winter Hill 
Brigade Orders 

Lt Colo Holden Officer of the Day To- 
morrow 

Adjt Putnam 
Field Officers of Picqt 
and one to act as Adj't 

Col. Stark his Surg. 
Maj. Butterick 
Within the Lines Colo Webb 
Plowed hill* Colo Poors Regt. 0—1—2—1 
—42 

Head Quarters Octr 30, 1775 
Parole Andover Countersign Bedford 
Camp on Winter Hill, Octr 30 
Brigade Orders 

Field Officer of the Day Tomorrow Mr 
Moor 

Field Officer of the Picqt Lt Colo Gilman 
Picqt within the Lines to Night Col Reeds 

Regt. 

Plough'd Hill 

C Sub. St. 
From Colo Poors Regimt 1 — i — 2—42 
Head Quarters Octo 31, 1775 
Parole Cambridge Countsn Dedham 
As many Officers and others have be- 
gan to enlist Men for the Continental 
Array without Orders from Head Quarters 
the General desires that immediate Stop 
be put thereto that the Inlistment be re- 
turned and that no Person for the future 

♦Later named Convent Hill. 



presume to interfere in the matter till 
there is a proper p]stablishment of Offi- 
cers, and those Officers authorized and 
instructed in what Manner to proceed. 
Commissions for the New Army are not 
intended merely for those who can inlist 
most men, but for such Gentlemen as are 
most likely to deserve them. The Gen- 
eral would not have it even Supposed 
therefore, nor our Enemies encouraged 
to believe, that there is a Man in the 
Army except a few under particular Cir- 
cumstances who will require to be twice 
asked to do what his honor, his personal 
Liberty the Welfare of his Country, and 
the Safety of his Family so loudly de- 
mand of him. When Motives, powerful 
as these Conspire, to call men into Ser- 
vice and when that Service is rewarded 
with higher Pay than Private Soldiers 
ever yet met with in any former War, 
the Genl cannot nor will not till 
he is convinced to the Contrary 
harbor so despicable an Opinion of their 
Understanding and Zeal for the Cause as 
to believe they will deserve it. 

As the Congress has been at much 
Pains to buy Goods to cloath the new 
Army, and the Quartermaster Genl at 
great Trouble to collect on the best 
Terms he can such Articles as are want- 
ing for this Purpose, he is directed to re- 
serve those Goods for those brave 
Soldiers who are determined to Stand 
forth in Defence of their Country another 
year, and that he may be able to quit the 
service, at the End of their present En- 
gagement he will be furnished with the 
Inlistments, any Person therefore (Ne- 
groes excepted, which the Congress do 
not incline to inlist again) coming with a 
proper Order and will Subscribe the In- 
listment shall be immediately supplied, 
and that every non Commissioned Officer 
and Soldier may know upon what Terms 
he engages, he is hereby informed that 



he is to be paid by Callendar Montlis, at 
the present Rate viz 48s to the Serjeauts 
44 to Corporals Drummers and Fifers 
and 40 to the Privates, which pay tis ex- 
pected will be regularly distributed every 
Month, that each Man is to furnish his 
own Arms, and good ones, or if Arms 
are found him he is to allow 6s for the 
Use of it during the Campaign, that he 
is to pay for his Cloathing, which will be 
laid in for him on the best Terms it can 
be bought, lor which a Stoppage of 10s 
Pr Month will be made till the Cloathing 
are paid for— that two Dollars will be 
allowed every one of them who brings a 
good Blanket of his own with him. and 
will have Liberty to carry it away with 
him at the End of the Campaign— that 
the present Allowance of Provisions will 
be continued to them and that every Man 
who inlists shall be indulged with a 
reasonable Time to visit his Family in 
the Course of the Winter, to be regulated 
in Such a Manner as not to weaken the 
Army or injure the Service The Quarter- 
master Genl in preparing Barracks for 
the Officers is to assign one to each com- 
pleat Corps under the new Establishment. 
Camp on Winter Hill Oct. 31st, 1775 

Brigade Orders 
Field Officers of the Day Tomorrow Lt. 
Colo Nixon. Adjutant Peabody 

Field Officers of the Picqt Colo Webb 
his Surgeon and one to act as Adj'nt. 
Maj'r Hale within the Lines Colo Nixons 
llegt 

Plough'd Hill, Col. Poor's Regt 1—2—1— 
1—42 

Camp on Winter Hill Nov. 1. 1775 
Regimental Orders 

Joseph Fogg Quartermaster is ap- 
pointed to collect all the Fines in this 
Regiment and dispose of them as ordered 
by the Commanding Officer of the Regi- 
ment 

Pr Order Col Poor. J Fogg Adj't. 



That a Coiu'traartial be held Tomorrow 
Morning at 9 oClock whereof Capt. 
Leavet is appointed President to try all 
Persons that may be brought before 
them 

Lieut Beal 
Lieut Lyford 
Ensign Chase 
Ensign Chandler 
All Evidences and Persons Concerned 
are desired to attend. 

Head Quarters November 1th 1775 
Parole Dochester, Countersign Epsom 
The General llecommeuds it to those 
ofticers who have Signified there In- 
tentions to Continue in the Service of 
the united Colonies another Campaign 
not to Run Themselves to any Expense 
in Providing Coats & Waistcoats until 
They are arrainged Into Proper Cores, 
and the uniform of the Regiment they 
may belong to acertained, which will 
probably be done in a few days 
Brigadier Orders, Camp Winter Hill 
Nov. 1. 
Field Officers of the Day to Morrow 
Lieut Col Oilman, adjutant Holden of the 
day 

Field officer of the Picqut Lt Col Hall 
Picqt within the Lines to Night Col 
Starks Regt. 

From Col Poors Regiment 
1—1—2—1—42 
Head Quarters November 2d 1775 
Parole Falmouth Countersign Georgie 
Brigade Orders 

Field officer of The day to Morrow 
Major Putnam, Adjutant Chandler of the 
Day Field officer of the Picquit Col 
Nixon His Surgeon and one to act as 
Adjudant And Major La Himore 
Picquet within the Lines to Night Col 
Poors Regimt Picquit on Plough Hill 
to Morrow 

From Col Poors Regt 1—2—1—1—42 
Nov 1, 1775 — A Regimental Court Martial 



ordered to sett tomorrow To Try all Per- 
sons brought before them by ordr Col 
Poor whereof Captain Moses Savill is ap- 
pointed Pres'd Members Ensign Drew. 
Ensign Lyford, Ensign Chase, Ensign 
Chandler, George Sheppard being brought 
Before the Court, for steeling from 
threthiug and abusing one Patten Russell 
the Prisoner Pled not Guilty and begs 
The Court will adjourn so that he may 
git his Evidences Accordingly the Court 
is adjourned untill 2 oClock P M Mett ac- 
cording to adjournment and proceeded 
to Try the Prisoner the Court are unani- 
mously of opinion the Prisoner is not 
Guilty of the Crime laid against him 
therefore will Acquit Him 

Moses Lavitt, Presdt 
The Commanding officer approves the 
opinion of the Court and orders the 
Prisoner to be Immediately Dismissed 
from Guard Enoch Poor, Col 

Head Quarters Novemr 3d 1775 
Parole Huntington Countersign Ips- 
wich William Bryant, Alexander Hing- 
ham Francis Woodbury and Joseph Rock- 
wood Tryed at a late General Court 
Martial For Stealing Rum at the Comis- 
aryes Store the Court are of Opinion That 
the Prisoners Bryant, Hingham and 
Woodbury are Not Guilty, but that The 
Prisoner Rockvvood is Guilty of the 
Crime Laid against him therefore Sen- 
tence him To Receive ten Lashes on his 
bare back at The head of the Regimt he 
belongs to the General Aproves the Sen- 
tence and orders it to be Put in Execu- 
tion as soon as the weather Will Permit 
Brigade Orders 

Field officers of the day toMorrow Lieut. 
Colo Whyman. Adj Fogg 
Field officer of the Picqt Lieut Colo 
Nixon 

Picqt. Within the Lines Colo Hutchin- 
sons Regt 
Picqt on Plough Hill 



Colo Keail 1— 2— 3— 2— r>7 

D D 

Colo Nixon 1—1—1—2—29—1—1 

Stark 0—1—2—1—12 

Poor 0—1—1—2—42 

Hutchinsou 1—2—1—2—39 

Doolittle 0—1—2—2—29 

Webb 2—2—2—0—32 



5—10-12-11-250 
Head Quarters November 4th. 1775 
Parole London — Countersian Monmouth 
Brigadier General Sulervans orders Novr 
4, 1775 

Field officer of the day toMorrow Lt Colo 
Hall 

Adjutant Putnam, of the Picqt Colo Read 
His Surgeon and one to act as adjutant 
Major Moor. 

Picqt within the Lines to Night Colo 
Dolittle's Regt. 
Picqt on Plough Hill from 
Colo Read 1—2—3—3—39 

D F 
Nixon 0—1—2—2—29—1—1 

Starks 1—2—1—2—36—1—1 

Poor i_i_i_i_34 

Hutchinson 2—2—1—41 

Dolittle 1—1—2—2—36 

Webb 1—1—1—0—35 

Camp Winter Hill Nov. 5, 1775, 
A Regimental Court Martial Ordered to 
set ToMorrow Nine oClock A. M. To 
try all Persons Brought before them by 
order Colo Poor, whereof Capt. Titcomb 
is President. 

Members Lieut Carr. Lieut Gilman En- 
sign More Ensign Chandler 
A Regimental Court Martial held this 
Day Whereof Capt. Benjamin Titcomb is 
President, Nathan Martin of Capt Short- 
ridges Company Tryed for Stealing Two 
Pair unfluished Slevs Buttons From Mr 
William Gowiug at Medford The Said 
Prisoner Pleads Guilty before ye Court 
of the Crime brought against Him. 
The Court are of Opinion that the Said 



Prisoner Receive twelve Lashes on his 
Naked bacli, and be Drummed out of the 
Regiment 

The Above Sentence abroved of and 
ordered To be Put in Execution as Soon 
as may be Enoch Poor Colo. 

Head Quarters, Novemb. 5th 1775. 

Parole Montgomery Countersian 
Chamblee Samuel Huntington, John Eng- 
lish Soldiers in The 34th Regiment of 
Foot Tryed at a Late General Court Mar- 
tial, for Mutiny. The Court upon Matui*e 
Consideration are of opinion that the 
Evidence against the Prisoners is not 
Sulllcient To Convict them of Mutiny 
but that they are Each of them guilty of 
asisting and Incoreraiging Mutiny there- 
fore adjudge that Each of them Pay a 
fine of L5s. and Sufter Each of them 15 
Day Fatigue The General approves the 
Sentence and Orders it to be put in Exe- 
cution 

As The Commander in chief has bin 
apprised of a Design formed for the ob- 
servance of That Rediculous, and child- 
ish Custom of burning The Eft'egy ofl" the 
Pope 

He cannot help Expressing his Sup- 
prize That their should be officers and 
Soldiers in this array So void of Com- 
mon sense as Not to see the impropriety 
of such a step at this Juncture, at a time 
when we Are Soliciting and have raly ob- 
tained the friendship and alienee of the 
People of Cannada whome We Ought to 
Consider as brethering imbarked In the 
same cause in the Defence of General 
Liberty of America at such a Juncture 
and In such Surcorastances to be insult- 
ing is So monstronce, as not to be suf- 
fered — or Executed Indeed instead of 
ofl'ering the mosle Romote Insult it is 
our duty to Redress Public Thanks to 
these our brethering as to them We are 
so much Indepted for our late happy 
Success over our Common Enymees at 
Canada 



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Camp Winter Hill Nov'r 5. 1775, 
Brigadier General Sullervans Orders. 
Field ollicer of the day to Morrow Major 
Lattiraore, Adjutant Woodard of the 
Picquet Lieut Colo Holden Picquet with- 
in the lines to Night 
Colo Webbs Regiment 
Picquet for Plough Hill 
Colo Read 1—1—2—1—39 

Nixon 1—1—2—2—29 

Starkes 0—1—2—1—36 

Poor 1—1—1—2—34 

Hutchinson 1—2—1—2—41 
Dolittle 0—2—2—2—36 

1 Drum 1 Fife 
Webb 1—2—2—1—35 

Camp Winter Hill Nov'r 6, 1775. 
Head Quarters, Parole Arnold, Counter- 
sign Quebeck. 

Robert Hanson Harrison Esq'r is ap- 
pointed Aid de Camp To his Excellency 
the Commander in Chief And all orders 
whether written or verble Coming from 
the General, Through Mr. Harrison are 
to be Punctually obeyed, All the men con- 
fined by Lieut Colo Reed of The 26th 
Regiment ware released upon application 
To Head Quarters. The General so far 
from being Displeased with Colo Reed 
for his indeavers to Prevent an infringe- 
ment of General orders as That he thanks 
the Colonel as he shall Every Officer who 
pays strict obedience to orders as with- 
out so doing it is in vain to Think of 
Preserving order and dicipline in an 
army. The Disagreeableness of The 
weather Scircity of Wood &c inclined the 
General to overlook the offense Commit- 
ted at that time but he hopes and Ex- 
pects the officers & Soldiers will for 
the future Carefully avoid Cutting Trees 
and Commiting waiste upon the Property 
of Those allready But to much Des- 
tressed by the Depredation of the En- 
nemy. 



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November (>th 1775. 
Brigadier General Sallervan's orders 
Field officer of the day Major Putuam 
Adjutant Webb 

Field officer of the Picq Colo Nixon his 
Surgeon And one to Act as Adjutant. 
Major Cilley 

Picqt Within the Lines Colo Webbs 
Regmut 

Picqt From Colo Poors Regiment. 
0—1—2—2—34 Privates. 
Head Quarters November 7th, 1775. 

Parole Wilks Counter Sign Liberty 

Brigadier General Sulervans orders 

Field officer of the Day to Morrow Majr 
Butterick. 

Adjutant of the Day Peabody 

Field officer of the Picqt Colo Mac 
Dutlee. 

Picqt Within the Lines to Night Colo 
Nixous Regt. 

Head Quarters November 8th 1775, 
Parole Coit — Countersign Success 
Camp Winter Hill Novr 8th, 
Brigadier General Sulervans Orders 
Field officer of the Day toMorrow 
Major Hale Ad jut Holden 
Field officer of the Picqt Colo Webb 
His Surgeon and one to act as adjutant 
Picqt within the Lines toNight Colo 
Starks 

Picqt from Colo Poors Rgt. 
1—1— 1—1— 34 
Head Quarters Novr 'J, 1778 

Parole Andover-Countersign Bedford 
To Prevent any False alarm Notice is 
Hereby Given that the Rifle Battalion 
Will Discharge their Arms toMorrow 12 
o'clock 

Brigage Major Hanly having Droped 
His Pocket Book between head Quarters 
and Prospect Hill in which wass 42 
dollars in paper Money a Note of Hand 
and sundry Letters any Person bringing 
the Same to Major Hanly at General 
Heaths Brigd Will be handsomely Re- 
warded. 



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Camp Winter Hill Nor !), 1775. 
Brigade General Sullevans orders 
Field officer of the Day to Morrow 
Major Cilley. Adjutant Chandler 
Field officer of the Picqt Lieut 
Colo Gilman, Picqt within the Lines Colo 
Poor's Regimt 
Ou Plough Hill Colo Poors Regfc 

1—1—2—2—36 
1 Subbolton, 3 Privets to Parade on the 
General Parade when the Picqt Gd Goes 
on. 

Head Quarters Novr 10 1775 
Parole Cumberland Countersign Durham 
The General thanks Colo Thompson and 
The Other Gallant Officers and Soldiers 
As well of other Regiments as the Rifelers 
For the alacretary yesterday in Pushing 
Through the water to git to the Enneray 
On Leach Moors Piont he is informed 
That There whare some Names as yet 
Unnone who Discovered a backwardness 
In Crossing Causey, these will be Marked 
if they can be Discovered The General 
wass much Supprised & Consarned to see 
the Order in which Many of the Arms in 
Several of the Regiments Apperd he had 
not time to Inquire the Names of the 
Perticiler Officers to which Campanys 
they belonged* But Desires that this 
hint may be received as an admonition 
by Such officers as are Conscience of ther 
Neglect of this Duty as Other Methods 
will fallen upon if it is Not 

Camp Winter Hill Novr 10th 1775. 
Brisadier General Sulervans Order 



*Nov. 9th, At the top of high water, the tide 
being very full, Some British light infantry, in 
boats, Came over from Boston, And landed at 
Lachmer's Point. The Centinels on that point 
Came off; the alarm was given; and several 
huundred Americans forded over the Causeway 
in the face of the British, the water at least 
two feet deep. The British, Seeing tlie Spirit 
of the Americans, although they were ad- 
vantageously posted, made a prccipitati' retreat 
to their boats. Three or four Amtricaiis were 
wounded, one mortally. The British ship and 
floating batteries kept up a brisk tirt; ; but to 
little purpose.— //ea^A'*' Menwirs.p. 23, 1901. 



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Fiekl ofticer of the Day Colo Stark 

Adjutant Fogg 

Field oflicer of the Flcqt Colo Dolittle 

And One to Act as adjutant 

Majr Butterick 

Picqt Within the Lines to Night 

Lt Colo Hutchinsons Regiment From 

Picqt Col Poors Regt 0— 2— 1— 2— 3G 

Main Guard to be Supplyd Colo 

Webbs Rt. 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 11, 1775 

A Regimental Court Martial was ordered 
To sett this day to try all Person brought 
Before them, by order Enoch Poor Colo 
allso orders that his Regiment beSurched 
by the Sergts of the Companys They 
belong to to see what Quantity of Am- 
unition Each man has and Make Report 
of the Same Imediately. 

Head Quarters Novem'r 11th, 1775. 
Parole Effingham Countersign Franklin. 
Camp Winter Hill Nov'r 11th 1775. 

Brigadier General Sulervans orders 
The Field officer of the day to Morrow 
Lieut Colo McDuflee Adjutant Putnam 
Field officer of the Picql Lieut Colo .Hall 
Picqt within the lines tonight Colo Do- 
litles Regt Picqt Guard on plough Hill 
from Colo Poors Regiment 
C SSiirgtC 

1—1—2—1—43 Privets 
a Captain three subboltons 5 Sergts 5 
Corporals and 70 Privetts are ordered to 
work in the alarm Poste in fixing proper 
drains to Draw of the water From said 
Poste under the Direction of Lieut Colo 
McDufFee, from Colo Poors Regimint 
C S Sagt C 
0—0—1—0 
10 Privets to parad at The time the Picqt 
guard goes on 

Camp on Winter Hill Nov'r 12—1775. 
Brig. Gen'l Sullivan's Orders. 

All the Men not employed on the Bar- 
racks or on Guard are to be constantly 
employed in fixing the Lines on Winter 



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Hill compleatins the Citadel aud draining 
the Ditches. No Time is to be lost in 
having these works compleated Every 
Officer and Soldier is entreated to exeit 
himself in having this Work finished 
without Delay — 

The Soldiers who receive Discharges 
are to leave Arms, Accoutrements and 
Blankets with their Colos who are to 
have them appraised and kept for the 
Benefit of the Army and the Soldiers 
paid their true value — this being the 
Method pointed out by the Continental 
Congress As every hostile Preparation is 
making by our inveterate Enemies 
to inslave this distressed Country the 
Gen'l flatters himself that the Soldiers in 
his Brigade who have shown so noble a 
Disposition in Defense of their Country, 
will vie with each other in their For- 
wardness to Serve the ensuing Campaign, 
and instead of being discouraged by the 
Danger with which we are threatened and 
the Hardships of a Winter Campaign, 
will witness to the World their Attach- 
ment to the Cause of their Country, by 
their Readiness to defend her at a Time 
when every Circumstance so loudly calls 
for their Assistance — 

The Commanders of the Several Regi- 
ments are immediately to have a Review 
of their Arms and Ammunition and re- 
port the State of them to the Adjutant 
General that the Soldiers may be well 
supplied 

Commissary Emerson is ordered to 
deliver out same to the Officers and Sol- 
diers at the same Rate he takes in, for 
which the Gen'l will indemnify him. 

The Field officer commanding the Picqt 
from Winter Hill is to take under his 
Care the 20 Watch Coats furnished by 
the Qr Master Genl for this Brigade for 
the use of the advanced Picqt in the 
Orchard for which Rect he is to give the 
Brig Major a Rect which he may take 



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again when releaved, upon his producing 
a Rect from the Field Officer who re- 
leaves his Party from Winter Hill to be 
accountable for said Watch Coats. 
Officer of the day Colo Webb 

Adj Woodward. 

Officer of the Picqt Colo Poor his Sur- 
geon and one to Act as Adjutant Major 
Hale Picqt within the Lines Col Webbs 
Regt. 

Picqt from Colo Poors 

D F 
1—2— 2— 2— 43— 1—1 
Head Quarters, Novr 12, 1775 
Parole America Counts Freedom 

Each Colo upon the Establishment to 
come to Head Quarters Tomorrow Morn- 
ing at Ten oClock in Order to receive 
from the Adjt General as many printed 
Inlistments as there are Commissd Offi- 
cers in his Regimt — They will therefore 
without Delay distribute one to each Offi- 
cer who is forthwith to proceed to inlist 
men for their respective Regimts in the 
Continental Army — The Soldiers as the 
printed Inlistments express to be in- 
gaged to Serve until the last day of Deer 
1770— In the Genl Orders of the 31st of 
Octr it is declared that every non Com- 
missd officer and Soldier shall be paid by 
the Kalender Months as follows to a 
Sergt 48s to the Corporals, Drums & 
Fifers 44s and 40s to each Private which 
Pay it is expected will be regularly 
distributed every Month. Each Non 
Commissioned Officer and Soldier (Drumr 
& Fifers Excepted) is to furnish his own 
Arms — if Arms are found him he is to 
allow 6s at the End of the Campaign 
for the Use thereof — New Cloathing will 
forthwith be provided for every Non 
Commissioned Officer and Soldier, for 
which an easy Stoppage of only 10s Pr 
Month will be made out of the Pay untill 
the whole is paid — Two Dollars will be 
allowed to every Non Commissd Officer & 



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Soldier who provides himself with a good 
Blankett — and Liberty to take it Away at 
the End of the Campaign the present 
ample allowance of Provision will be con- 
tinued — All those who inlist will be in- 
dulged in a Reasonable Time to visit their 
Families in the Course of the Winter this 
is to be regulated in Such a Manner as 
not to weaken the Array or injure the 
Service. 

To prevent Such Contentions as have 
arisen from the Same Person being inlist- 
ed by different Officers for different Regi- 
ments, it is positively ordered upon Pain 
of being Cashiered, that no Officer 
knowingly presume to inlist any Soldier 
who has been previously inlisted by an- 
other Officer — where such a Mistake 
happens undesignedly the first Inlistment 
is to take Place — The Officers are to be 
Careful not to inlist any Person Suspect- 
ed of being unfriendly to the Liberties of 
America or any Vagabond to whom all 
Causes or Countries are equally alike in- 
different the Rights of Mankind and the 
Freedom of America will have Numbers 
sufficient to them without resorting to 
such wretched Assistances — Let these 
who wish to put Shackles upon Freemen 
fill their Ranks and place their Confidence 
In such Miscreants 

Neither Negroes, Boys unable to bear 
Arms nor old Men unfit to endure the 
Fatigues of a Campaign are to be inlist- 
ed, the Preference being given to the 
present Army— The Officers are vigilant- 
ly to try what Number of Men can be in- 
listed in the Course of next Week and 
make report thereof to their Colo who 
will make report to the Gunl — this to be 
done every Week untill the Whole are 
Compleated 

The Regis are to consist of eight Com- 
panies, each Corapy of a Capt two Lieuts 
and an Ensign 4 Serjeants 4 Corporals 
two Drurars or Fifers and 7G Privates 



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As the Regemts are compleated they will 
be mustered and then reviewed by their 
Commander in Chief, when the Role of 
each Company Slj^ned by the Captain ac- 
cording to a Form previously delivered 
by the Adjut' Genl is to be delivered to 
his Excellency — 

The Colo of each Regimt will receive a 
List of the Officers upon the New Estab- 
lishment from his Brigadr Genl — the 
Commissd Non Commissd Officers and 
Soldiers of the present Army, are not- 
withstanding their new Engagements to 
continue in the Company and Regemts 
they now belong to, uutill further Orders 
— upon any Soldier being Inlisted from 
the present into the New Establishment, 
The Regiment he now belongs to with 
his Name Town and County are to be 
entered in a Roll kept for that Purpose 
by each Officer a Copy of the Roll signed 
to be sent every Saturday Morning to the 
Colo of each Regt — When the new Regi- 
ments are compleated, the Colo may upon 
Applecation receive Continental Commis- 
sions for themselves and their Officers — 
Regimental Orders Nov. 12th. 

All the Soldiers in the Regiment before 
their Discharges are delivered must give 
up to the Quartermasters their Guus and 
Accoutrements Ammunition and Blankets 
Capt Gilman, Capt. "Wentworth & Lieut 
Bell are appointed to apprize those Guns 
and Blankets which are private Property 
and transmit the Same to the QrMaster 
who is to make Record of the same, as 
also of those guus that belong to the 
Colony 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 13 1775 
Brigade Orders 

Field Officer of the day Lt Colo Holden 
Adjutant Webb 

Field Officer of the Picket Lt Colo 
Nixon 

Picqt within the Lines tonight Colo 
Reeds Regt 



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ricql Guard from Colo I'oor 

C. S. 

1_1_2_2— 43 
Head Quarters Novr 13th 1775 
Parole Granby-Countu Barre 

The Colo upon the new Establishment 
to settle as soon as possible with the Qr 
Mast Genl the Uniform of their respec- 
tive Regemts that the Buttons may be 
properly numbered and the work flnisht 
without Delay 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 13 

The Court of Enquiry whereof Colo 
Nixon is President is ordered to Set To- 
morrow to enquire into the Conduct of 
Capt Ebeur Winship of Colo Nixon's 
Regimt at Jona Porters Tavern last Fri- 
day Evening Colo Webb to be President 
Colo Nixon being absent, all Evidences 
and persons concerned are ordered to 
attend at Temples House at 9 oClock a. m. 
Each Colo in Genl Sullivan's Brigade to 
appoint an Overseer of their respective 
Artificers to be under the Direction of 
Colo Hutchinson 

Head Quarters Nov. 14, 1775 
Parole St Johns Count, Montgomery 

This Moment a Confermatiou has 
arrived of the glorious Success of the 
Continental Arms and Surrender of the 
Fortress of St. Johns the Garrison of 
that Place and Shamblee being made Pris- 
oners of War— the Commander in Chief 
is confident the Army under his Immedi- 
ate Direction will Show their Gratitude to 
Providence, for thus favoring the Cause 
of Freedom & America and by their 
Thanksgiving to God, their Zeal and Per- 
servrance in this Righteous Cause, con- 
tinue to deserve his future Blessings 

That no Kind of Confusion or Disorder 
may arise between the Old and new Ap- 
pointments in Case the Dispair and 
Malice of the Enemy should Call us into 
Action it is again declared that the Men 
who inlist into the new Army are to con- 



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tiniie in the Regemts & Compauies they 
at present belong to, untill further Orders 
— It is earnestly recommended to all the 
Officers of the old Regimts to see that 
those Mens Arras are always in 
Good Order and the Men not 
Suttered to Straggle from Camp nor 
on any account to quit their Post 
when upon Duty, but be ready to turn 
out at a Moments Warning, as they may 
rely upon it whenever it happens it will 
be sudden. 

Very pointed Complaints having this 
day been made against the Commissary 
Gen'l from Several Field Officers of Gen'l 
SuUivans Brigade the Commander in 
Chief assures the Complainants that the 
Strictest Examination Shall be made into 
the Conduct of the Commissary Gen'l 
as soon as he arrives in Cambridge which 
is expected will be this week. Whereas 
the Gen'l has been informed that the 
Orders of the Gth of Sept. have been con- 
strued to permit any approved Sutlers to 
Sell Spirituous Liquors to the Soldiers 
belonging to other Regiments without 
the Permission of the Commanding Offi- 
cer of the Regiment to which such Sol- 
dier belongs, it is therefore ordered that 
no Commanding Officer of a Regiment 
shall authorize more than one Suttler to a 
Regim't and no Person being Authorized 
shall presume to Sell spirituous Liquors 
to any Soldiers belonging to any other 
Regim't, without Leave in Writing under 
the Hand of the Commanding Officers of 
the Company to which Such Soldier 
belongs. 

Camp Winter Hill Nov. 14-1775. 

Brigade Orders Major Moor Field Offi- 
cer of the day Tomorrow. Adjutant 
Peabody Col. Starks Field Officer of the 
Picqt his Surgeon and one to act as 
Adjut — Major Latimore. 

Picqt within the Lines Col. Nixon. 

Picqt. from Colo Poors Regt 1 — 1 — 2 — 
1—43 



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Head Quarters Novcmb 15th 1775. 
Parole Conneclicut Count Brown. 

Lt Lyon iu Major Johnsons Compy and 
31st Regimnt tryd at a lale Geu'l Court- 
martial whereof Colo Paterson was Pres- 
ident for aiding and Countenancing a 
Mutiny in the Camp there being no Proof 
of the Charge the Court unanimously 
acquit the Prisoner. Lt Soper and En- 
sign Parker tryed at a Gen'l Courtraartial 
whereof Colo Douglass was President 
for striking and abusing Lt Henshaw and 
Lieut Cragie and keeping Lieut Cragie 
in the Meet'g House Guard all Night the 
Court are of Opinion that the Prisoners 
are guilty of a Breach of the 4Gth Article 
of the Rules and Regulations of the Mas- 
sachusetts Army and therefore unani- 
mously adjudge the Prisoners to be dis- 
charged the Continental Army — Lieut. 
John Bower tryed at a late Gen'l Court 
martial for divers Times leaving the 
Camp without Leave and Countenancing 
the Soldiers in Disobedience of Orders, 
the Court are unanimously of Opinion 
that the Prisoner is guilty of Quitting 
the camp without Leave but acquit the 
Prisoner the latter part of the Charge 
therefore only adjudge the Prisoner to be 
mulcted four Pounds of his Pay to be 
appropriated as directed by the 51st Arti- 
cle of War and be severely repremanded 
by his Colo at the Head of his Regiment 
— Sargt. Jona. Putney, Corp. Har- 
wood. Thorn's Rawlins, Isaac Laraby, 
Sam'l North and Ebenez Williams Sol- 
diers of Capt. Hatches Compy in the late 
Colo Gerrish's Regt tryd at a late Gen 
Court Martial where of Colo Paterson 
was Prest for Mutiny the Court are of 
opinion that the Prisoners Sergt. Putney 
Corp Ilarwood, Thorns Rawlins, Saml 
North & Eben Williams are guilty of the 
Crime laid to their Charge and adjudge 
the Said Sargent to be reduced to the 
Ranks and tiued 48s to be appropriated as 



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directed by the 51st Article of War, the 
Said Corps be reduced to a private and be 
whipt o9 Lashes, the Said Rawlins to be 
whipt 39 Lashes, the said North 25 and 
the said Williams 39 Lashes on their 
Bare Backs with a Cat of Nine Tails — 
The Commander in Chief approves all 
the above Sentences of the Sevl Courts 
Martial mentioued in this days Orders, 
and directs Execution of them Accord- 
ingly. 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 15, 1775 
Brigade Orders Field Officer of the 
Day Tomorrow Colo Poor Ad jut Holden 
Of the Picqt Lt Colo Holden 
Picqt within the Lines Colo Starks Regt. 
Pougn'd Hill, Colo Poors 1—2—2—2—43 
The Court martial whereof Lt. Colo. 
Wyman is Presd't, is ordered to set to- 
morrow for the tryal of all Such Persons 
as Shall be brought before them, the 
Members All Evidences & Persons Con- 
cerned are ordered to attend at 8 oClock 
A. M. atLt Colo Nixous Hutt who is to be 
Prest Lt Colo Wyman being absent — The 
Court of Enquiry ordered to set upon 
Capt Winship and Joua. Porter to set 
tomorrow 9 o'clock a. m. at Colo Doo- 
littles Barrack who is to be Prest Col 
Webb being excused. 

Head Quarters Novr 16, 1775 
Parole Canada Countersign Montreal 
Motives of Oecnomy rendering it in- 
dispensably necessary that many of the 
Regimts should be reduced and the whole 
put upon diflerent Establishment — sev- 
eral deserving Officers not from any 
Dermerit but pure Necessity have been 
excluded in the Arrangement of the Army, 
among these was Colo Whitcorab, but 
the noble Sentiments discovered by that 
Gentleman upon the Occasion, the Zeal 
he has shown in exhorting the Men not 
to abandon the Interest of their Country 
at this important Crisis — and his de- 
termination to Continue in the Service 



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even as a Private Soldier rather than by 
bad Example when the Enemy are gath- 
erins Strength, put the publick attairs to 
Hazard — When an Example of this Jiind 
is Set, not only entitles a Gentleman to 
particular Thanks but to particular Re- 
wards, in the bestowing of which Colo 
Jonathan Brewer is entitled to no small 
Share of Credit, in readily giving up the 
Regimt which he was appointed to Com- 
mand to Colo Whitcomb, Colo Whitcomb 
therefore is from henceforward to be 
considered as Colo of that Regimt which 
was intended for Colo Brewer, and Colo 
Brewer will be appointed Barrack Master 
untill Something better worth his ac- 
ceptance can be provided. 

Camp W. Hill Novr 16 1775 
Brigade Orders 

Field Officer of the day Lt Col Nixon 
Adjutant Chandler. 
Field Officer of the Picquet Col. Webb 
his Surgeon and one to act as Adjutant 
Major Moor — Within the Lines to night 
Colo Poors Rest Plough'd Hill 
C 

1_2— 1-2— 43 
2 Subs 2 Sergts 2 Corp and 40 Privates to 
Join Capt Spalding in Cutting Fascines 

The late Capt Hubbarts Corapy. sta- 
tioned at Mystic to be employed in mend- 
ing the Road under the Direction of 
Capt Francis till further Orders 

Head Quarters Novr 17. 1775 
Parole Nicholas Countgn Hampton Rep- 
resentation having been made to the Con- 
tinental Congress of the great Inequality 
of the Pay of the Officers and Soldiers of 
this Army the first being lower than 
usual and Less than was ever given 
to Commissioned Officers in any other 
Service whilst that of the Soldiers is 
higher, the Congress have been pleased 
to increase the Pay of Capt to 26 2-3 Dol- 
lars — the first Lieut, to 18 dollars the 
Second Lt and Ensign to 13 1-3 dollars pr 



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Kaleudar Month, oach to take place as 
soon as the New Kesimts are compleated 
to their full Complement of Men — the 
Congress have given this Encouragement 
to the Capts and Subalterns (whose Fay 
is lower in Proportion) with a view to 
impose on their Minds a due Sense of 
Gratitude, at the Same Time it is inteud- 
/ ed to enable them to Support the Char- 

acter and Appearance of Men and Officers, 
which will add much to the Reputation 
of the Regimts and cannot but be pleasing 
to every Man in it — It is expected that 
the Officers of the New formed Regimts 
will exert themselves in the Recruiting 
Service 

and that they do not fail to Report the 
Number they have recruited to their Colo 
To-morrow that he may make Return 
thereof the day after, in Order that the 
Recruiting Parties may be sent into the 
Country if any Backwardness should ap- 
pear here — When this happens the Colos 
of the Old Regimts are to be Consulted to 
prevent the Companies therein being left 
without Officers — as Furloughs have been 
promised to the new enlisted men none 
others can be indulged 
under any Pretence whatever and in order 
that these Furloughs may be given with 
some Degree of Regularity none but the 
Colos or Commanding Officers of Regimts 
upon the new Establishment are to grant 
them and they respectively not let more 
than 50 be absent at a Time beginning 
with those that enlist first and going in 
regular Rotation uutill all are indulged 

allowing each Man days to be at home 

and a sufficient Time to go and return 

The Colonels or Commanding Officers 
of the new established Regimts are to 
meet at the Quartermaster Generals in 
Cambridge To morrow at eleven o'clock 
to fix the Uniform of their respective 
Regimts that the making the Clothing 
may not be interrupted — without all are 



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present this caunot be done and the 
Work must be delayed 
Lieut Corey of Colo Prescotts Regimt 
try'd at a late Genr Court Martial where- 
of Colo Patterson was Presdt for For- 
gery and defrauding his Men of their Pay 
the Court were unanimously of Opinion — 
Lt Cory was guilty of defrauding some of 
his Men of their Blanket money and of 
attempting to defraud others of their 
Coat Money and therefore adjudge the 
Prisoner to be Cashired — The Genr ap- 
proves and orders the Sentence to lake 
Place immediately. 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 17, 1775 
Brigade Orders 

Major Putnam Field OOicer of the Day 
Tomorrow Adjt Fogg. 
Field Officer of the Picqt Lt Colo McDuf- 
fee 

Picqt within the Lines Colo Hutchinsons 
Regt. 
Ploughd Hill Colo Poor 

D-F 
1—1—2—2—56—1—1 
Head Quarters Novr 18th 1775 
Parole Amboy Countr Bristol 

There was a Mistake in the General 
Orders of yesterday — the honourable the 
Continental Congress have thought 
proper to allow the 1st and 2d Lts the 
same pay (viz) 18 Dollars pr Month to 
each and the Ensigns 13 1-3 dollars. 

The Commissary Genl to order all the 
Horns of the Bullocks that are killed 
for the use of the army to be 
saved and sent to the Quarter Mastr 
Genl who is also to provide as many more 
as he can get and have the whole made 
into good Powder Horns for the use of 
the Troops — The Honourable the Legis- 
lators of this colony having thought fit 
to set apart Thursday the 23d of Novr 
Instant as a Day of public Thanksgiving 
to ofl'er up our Praises and Prayers to 
almighty God the source and benevolent 



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Bestower of all good that he would be 
pleased graciously to continue to smile 
upon our endeavours to restore Peace 
preserve our Eights and Priviledges to 
the latest Posterity, prosper the Ameri- 
can Arms, preserve and strengthen the 
Harmony of the United Colonies, and 
avert the Calamities of a Civil War — the 
Genl therefore Commands that Day to be 
observed with all the Solemnity, directed 
by the Legislative Proclamation, and all 
Officers, Soldiers and others are hereby 
directed with the most unfeigned Devo- 
tion to obey the Same — Any non Com- 
missd Officers or Soldiers couflned on the 
Acct. of Leaving the Detachment com- 
manded by Colo Arnold in any of the 
Main or Qr Guards of the Army are to be 
immediately released. 

Camp on W Hill Novr 18 1775. 
Brigade Orders. 

Lt Colo Hall F. Off of the Day— Adjt 
Putnam 

Colo Doolittle F. Offr of the Picqt his 
Surgeon and one to act Adjt Majr Putnam 
Colo Doolittles Kegt Picqt within the 
Lines 
Plough'd Hill, Colo Poors Regt. 

1—2—1—2—51 
2 Subs, 2 Sergt, 2 Corps 40 Priv. 1 drum- 
mer 1 Fife from Colo Poors Regt to join 
Capt. Spaulding in Cutting Fascines To 
morrow directly after Breakfast— the 
Party to carry their Dinner with them 

Head Quarters Novr 21st 1775 
Parole Glouster — Countersn Hampshire 
The Court Martial whereof Colo Cleave- 
land was President is dissolved 
A Gen Court martial to Set Tomorrow in 
Genl Sullivans Brigade, to try such Pris- 
oners as shall be brought before them 

All Evidences & Persons concerned 
come to attend the Court — Mr. Samuel 
Cheney Surgeon of the 3-tth Regt Tried 
at a Genl Court Martial whereof Coll. 
Cleaveland was Prest for drawing more 



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Hospital Stores than he had a Right to 
draw — And for vilifying the Characte's 
of Majors Geul Lee & Putnam 

The Court was of an Opinion that the 
Prisoner is guilty of speaking Words 
tending to the Dishonor of the Character 
of Major Genl Putnam, and thei'efore ad- 
judge him to be cashiered — John Davison 
of Capt. Bonnevoses Compy & Thomas 
Notans of Capt. Towns Company in Colo 
Bridges Regt tried at the said Genl Court 
Martial for quitting their Post when up- 
on Duty the Court were of Opinion that 
the Prisoners are guilty of the Crime laid 
to their charge, and adjudge them to be 
punished with 15 Lashes each. But on 
Acct of youth & Ignorance of their Duty, 
the Court recommends for Mercy — the 
Genl is pleased with the Recommenda- 
tions of the Court to Pardon the Prison- 
ers but at the same Time desires that it 
may be noticed that such a Crime will 
not meet with Mercy in future 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr21, 1775 
Field Oilicer of the Day Tomorrow Coll 
Doolittle, Adjutant Peabody 
Field Officer of the Picket Lt Coll Hall 
Picket within the Lines Coll Nickson 
Plough'd Hill Coll Poors 1—1—1—1—40 
Head Quarters, Nov. 20th 1775 
Parole Essex Countgn Falmouth 
The Colos and Commanding Officers of 
Regts upon the New Establishments are 
forthwith to send one Officer from each 
Company upon the recruiting Service 
into the Country, They are to take with 
them a Copy of the recruiting Instruc- 
tions as contained in Genl Orders of the 
12lh Instant and Comply strictly there- 
with, Care to be taken not to leave any 
Company under the Old Establishment 
destitute of proper officers — 

As the Genl is informed that this is the 
Season in which the People in the 4 New 
p]ngland Governments lay in Provision 
Stores &c for the Use of their Families, 



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he has recommended (in the Strongest 
Manner he is Capable) of the Necessity of 
Sending Mony to Camp for the immediate 
Payment of the Troops for the Months 
of Octr & Novr, and in Order to enable 
those who have again inlisted and Such 
others as are resolved to continue in the 
Service, to do this more eflectually he has 
also recommended them to the Congress 
for one Mouths Advance Pay, and has no 
Doubt himself of its being Comply'd with 
if Money can be found in Time — No 
Soldier whenever dismissed is to carry 
away any Arms with him that are good 
and fit for Service — If the Arms are his 
own private Property they will be ap- 
prized and he will receive the full Value 
thereof proper Men when necessary will 
be appointed to inspect and value those 
Arms so detained. 

Geul Lee's Orders Nov. 20. 

Genl Lee has the greatest Reason to 
Complain of the ShamefuU Negligence of 
Some of the Officers commanding the 
Plough'd Hill Picqt— The Guard Room of 
the Soldiers fitted up with so much Care 
as to become a most Comfortable Bar- 
rack has been torn down by the Soldiers 
in Such a Manner as scarcely to afford 
Shelter. The Officers of the releaving 
Guard at the plough'd Hill are to inspect 
the Barracks and if it is not in Good 
Order to march back without releaving. 
Doing Eight and Forty Hours duty is 
indeed but a Small Punishment for such 
a monstrous abuse. 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 20 
Field Officer of the Day Tomorrow Major 
Putnam — Adj't Webb 
Field Off. of the Picqt Colo Poor his Sur- 
geon and one to act as Adj't— Major 
Hall. 
Within the Lines tonight Colo Reed 

Plough'd Hill Colo Poors 

D. F 
1_2— 1—40— 1—1 



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Edward West of Capt Hinds's Company 
Colo Keeds' Regimt tryd by a Garrison 
Courtraartial for Desertion, and being ab- 
sent at Home found guilty of the Charge 
and Sentenced to have two Months 
Wages stopt out of his Pay and applyed 
as directed in the 52d Article of the Rules 
and Regulations of the continental Army 
—Likewise David Doolittle of Capt Hub- 
bels Corapy. Colo Webbs Regimt— tryd 
upon Suspecion of Attempting to desert 
to the Enemy, was acquitted 
The above Sentences approved and or- 
dered to talie place immediately by Colo 
Stark Commanding Ollicer of the Winter 
Hill Brigade 

The Garrison Court Martial whereof 
Lt. Colo Wyman was Presidt is dissolved 
2 Subs 2 Sergts 2 Corps 40 Privates from 
Colo Starks Regt to Join Capt Spaulding 
in Cutting Fascines— they are to carry 
their Dinners with them. 

The Brigadier Genl tomakeReturnes of 
the Number of Teams necessary to fur- 
nish their respective Divisions with Wood 
the Teams appointed to each Division to be 
continually employed in the Service of 
that Division & not to be shifted from 
one Division to another as Confusion 
arises thereby Some Regts having a 
double Stock of Wood While Others are 
Suttering for Want— The Qr Master Genl 
to provide The Teams return'd necessary 
for the above Service and direct the Qr 
Master Genl to continue them in that 
Employ 

All Persons are hereby strictly forbid 
purchasing any Cloaths from non Commd 
Officers and Soldiers — Any Person viola- 
ting this Order to be sent presently to 
the Main Guard by the Coll. or the Offi- 
cer commanding the Regt the Cloaths 
belong to, the Cloaths to be delivered up 
and the Loss Sustained to fall upon the 
Purchaser 



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Brigd Orders 
Majr Lattiraore Adjt. Woodward 
Of the Picqt Lt Coll Oilman 
Within the Lines Coll Webb 
Ploughd Hill Colo Poor i_l— 2— 1— 40 
Head Quarters Novr 22 1775 
Parole Ipswich Couutein Kingston 

The Genl has been informed more than 
once or twice that an Idea prevails 
among some of the tirst Lis upon the 
new Establishment that if their Captains 
do not recruit a Company the Command 
of it will be talien away & given to such 
first Lieuts provided he can fill it up 
which malies the first Lieuts indiflerent 
and lulie warm in the recruiting Business 
whence Such an Opinion could arise it 
is not easy to say, but if it be possible 
that there are any Officers in this Army 
actuated by Such Principles the Genl 
most positively assures them that they 
not only deceive themselves but if Proof 
can be given of such a Charge such 
guilty Enemies to their Country will with 
Disgrace be dismissed from the Conti- 
nental Army and Service forever 

The Gen' thought it his Duty to give 
them this Public Notice 

Whenever the Commanding Officer of 
one of the New Regimts gives a Fur- 
lough to a Recruit he is previously to 
give Notice thereof to the Commanding 
Officer of the Regemt the Recruit then 
belongs to, in order that he may be 
apprized thereof and known in what 
Manner to make his weekly Return the 
Doing of which by no means to be ne- 
glected 

The Men in the Artillery are to be 
recruited into other Regimts as fast as 
the Men move into Barracks, the Colos 
are to take special Care that the Tents 
be immediately delivered into the Hands 
of the Qr Mast Genl who after the Pres- 
ent Hurry of Business is a little over is 
to have them Washed repaired and laid 



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by — It is expected tlie Colos will fre- 
queully visit their Men's Barracks and 
see that they are kept well dress'd 

Head Quarters Novr 23d 1775. 
Parole Lebanon Coiintr Mansfield 

The Colo or Commanding Officers of 
each New Establish'd Regimt may draw 
to the Amount of two Months Pay for 
each Officer they send into the Country 
(agreeable to the Orders of the 20th 
Instant) a Recruiting and furnish them 
therewith, Abstracts to be made and 
given in accordingly. 

Men Recruited out of the old Regimts 
will continue in Pay after the Term of 
their present Inlistment as usual — the 
New Recruits that is Men who are not in 
the present Service will enter upon Pay 
as soon as they inlist and will be allowed 
6d Pr Day Subsistance from the Time 
they are Recruited until they march for 
the Camp Id Pr Mile from their Usual 
Place of abode to their Regimts for Sub- 
sistence and Expenses afterwards — the 
Officers are not to keep the Recruits they 
raise in the Country, a Moment longer 
than they can help, but send them to 
their respective Regimts 

As fast as 8 or 10 of them are inlisted, 
the Colo or Commanding Officers of 
Regts may release the Officers who are 
first Sent into the Country upon the 
recruiting Service as they shall See Oc- 
casion, and are expressly Ordered to 
recall every one who is negligent or 
unsuccessful in their Duty — the New 
enlisted men upon producing to the Colo 
or Commanding Officer of the Regimt 
they have enlisted into, a Blanket fit for 
Duty will be intitled to two Dollars, 
Allowed by the Continent therefor, and 
the Colos or Commanding Officers are to 
make out a List of the Names of Such 
Men that the Pay may be drawn for 
them 

The Colo is to keep a Copy of Such 



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List, to prevent Mistakes, the List must 
specify the Corapy each Man belongs to — 
The Major Generals with the Brigadiers 
of the Division are to appoint three Per- 
sons of Character & Judgement to Value 
the Arras of discharged Soldiers, certify- 
ing to whom they belong whether Public 
or Private Property and what they con- 
sist of, they are to lix a Reasonable Price 
upon them and are to take none but such 
as are tit for Service, they are to enter 
into a Book Such Valuation, and deliver 
the Arms so valued to the Commissary 
of Artillery Stores, and take his Rec't for 
the Same — A Gen Courtmartial to set to- 
morrow at Cambridge to try such Per- 
sons as shall be brought before them 

The Genl Courtmartial of which Colo 
Poor was President is dissolved 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 23d 1775 
Brigade Orders 

Field Ofticer of the day, Colo Stark, 
Adjut. Chandler 

Fd Off. of the Picqt Lt Colo Wyman 
Picqt within the Lines Colo Poors Regt 
Plough'd Hill Colo Poor 0—1—1—1—40 
The Troop for the future to beat precise- 
ly at half past 8 oClock in the Morning 
when the Main & Picqt Guards are to 
parade together and be ready to March 
immediately upon the Troops Beating, 
the Drummers and Fifers of the 5 Reg- 
imts on the Hill off & fit for duty to 
Assemble at the Citadel so as to be ready 
to begin at the aforesaid Time, the 
Adjut. of the day to be very exact in 
seeing that the Drummers & Fifers do 
their Duty and inform of those are De- 
linquent 

Head Quarters Novr 24th 1775 
Parole Newport Countr Providence 
Capt Wm Hubbell in Colo Webbs Regt. 
tryed at a late Genl Courtmartial for be- 
having in a low Scandalous and unofflcer 
like Manner the Court having acquitted 
the Prisoner the Gen' orders him to be 
released. 



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Capt. Gray at Colo Brewer s Re§t. tryd 
at Genl Courtmartial whereof Colo Poor 
was Presicieut for dissuading tlie Soldiers 
from inlistiug aud tlierein acting the Part 
of a Tory and Enemy to his Country, the 
Court thinking Proper to acquit the Pris- 
oner the Genl orders him to be released 

Brigade Orders 
Field Officer of the Day Tomorrow Lt 
Colo McDuffee Adj' Fogg 
Colo Reed Oft', of the Picqt Colo Reed & 
Majr Latiraore 

Within the Lines Colo Hutchinson 
Ploiighd Hill Colo Poor 2—1—2—2—40 
Each Capt upon the New Establishment 
to have a Size Roll of their Men as fast 
as he inlists them with 12 Columns in the 
following Order (viz) the first for their 
Mens Names, the Second for their Ages 
3d their Statures, 4th their Complexion 
5th their Marks 6th Colour of their Hair 
7 Colour of their Eyes, 8 Time of their 
Inlistment 9 Place of Nativity 10 Place of 
abode 11th their County 12th their Colony 

Head Quarters Novr 2(1, 1775 
Parole Hampden, Countr Pvm 
The Commisd Non Comraiss Oflr and 
Privates lately arrived in Camp from 
Kennebec River are to join their Respec- 
tive Corps, a Return of them Signed by 
the Commanding officer of their respec- 
tive Regimts to be sent to the Adjutant 
Genl Monday Morning 

At the Request of the Honorable the 
Genl Court of this Colony the Genl di- 
rects that the Colos or Commanding Offi- 
cers of the Massachusetts Regts do re- 
spectively each of their Capts to make 
out a Muster and Pay Roll of his Compy 
up to the first day of August last from 
tlie Time of each Mans Inlistment this to 
be done agreeable to the Form of a Re- 
turn which is lodged with and may be 
had of the Adjut' Genl— the Court desire 
these Rolls may be Confirmed upon oath 
and lodged as soon as Possible with the 



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Original Certificates iu the Secretary's 
Ortice of the Colony that all the Massa- 
chusetts Regts may be paid up to the first 
of Aiifinst. agreeable to this Resolution 
of the Genl Court, the Genl refers to this 
Resolve of the od Instant it being too 
long to insert in these Orders 
Brigade Orders 
Officer of the day Colo Webb — Ad jut 
Putnam 

Officer of the Picqt Lt Col Nixon 
Picqt within the Lines Colo Doolettle 
Plough'd Hill Col Poor 1—1—2—2—41 
A Garrison Courtmartial 

Lt Colo Holden President to set To- 
morrow for the Tryal of such Prisoners 
as shall be brought before them, the 
Members all Persons Concerned are 
ordered to attend at Colo Holdens Bar- 
racks 8 oClock A. M. from Colo Poors 
Regt 1 Sub. 

Head Quarters Novr 2G, 1775. 
Parole Wilkes Countr Liberty 
The Colo and Commanding Officers of 
Regts upon the New Establishments to 
order the Men to be recruited to be par- 
aded every Monday at 10 in the forenoon 
before the Brigadier Genls of their Re- 
spective Brigades who will reject such as 
are unfit for Service or do not come with- 
in the Description of the Recruiting 
Order, the Brigadier Genl will sign a 
Certificate of the Recruits he approves 
oi and deliver it to each of the Colos that 
the Blanket Money due may be paid and 
no more. 

Genl Lee's Orders 

As the Loss of Ammunition in Wet 
Weather arising from the Badness of 
Mens Pouches has been very great, Genl 
Lee recommends to the (Officer command- 
ing the Ploug'hd Hill Picqt when there is 
any Appearance of Rain or Snow not to 
Suffer the Sentinels to mount with their 
Pouches but simply with Powder Horns 
and loose Lead, and those Men 
who have no Powder Horns may 



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exchaiiiio for the Time l)eiiig tlieir 
Ponchos for the Ilorus of otliers who re- 
main dry in the Guard Room, when their 
Duty is over they may exchanj;e and tai\e 
back their Pouches 
Brigade Orders 

F. Off of the day Tomorrow Lt Colo 
Wyman Adjt. Woodward 

F Off of the Picqt Colo Doolittle & 
Major Moore — Within the Lines Colo 
Webbs Rgt. 
Plough'd Hill Colo Poors Rgt 

0—2—2—2—41 
Head Quarters Novr 27, 1775 
Parole Brooliline-Coungn Cambridge 

A Court of Inquiry to set Tomorrow 
Morning to examine into the Conduct of 
Lt Colo Enos who appears to have left 
Colo Arnold his commanding Officer 
without Leave — 

Major Genl Lee, President 
Brig Gen. Green 
Brigad Gen. Heath 

Colo Stark "1 n^p^^ers / '^^J^'" ^^^^^^ 
Colo Nixon / ^^^'^"'"^rs | ^^^ Sherburne 

Brigade Orders 

Colo Reed, F. Officer of the day To- 
morrow. 

Adjut Webb— Lt Colo Holden Officer 
of the Picqt. 

Within the Lines Colo Reeds Regt. 

Ebenezer Hinds and Peter Stocks both 
of Capt Winships Compy Colo Nixons 
Regimt try'd by a Garrison Courtmartial 
for stealing two Horses and Riding them 
off — the Prisoners plead guilty and the 
Court sentence them to have -10 s stopt 
out of each of their wages by way of 
Damage and Said Stocks to receive 
twenty Stripes on his naked Back with 
Cat of nine Tails at the Head of his Regt 
as he was Principal to the Theft and said 
Hinds to be severely reprimanded at the 
Same Time, the above Sentence approved 
and ordered to take Place Tomorrow 
Morning 9 o'Clock at the Head of the 
Regt to which said Prisoners belong. 



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Picqt from Culo Poor's Kegt 1—1—1 — 
2—41. 

Whenever a Colo mounts guard his 
Surgeon and one to act as Adjutant are 
to attend hina during his Tour, this to be 
a Standing Order 

A Scan'l B. M. 
Camp on Winter Hill Nov. 28. 
Brigade Orders. Field Officer of the 
day Tomorrow Maj. Hale — Adj't Pea- 
body — 

F. Officers of the Picqt Colo Nixon 

Major Putnam 
Within the Lines Colo Nixons Reg't 

Colo Poors Regt for Picqt 0—1—3—1 
—41. 

Head Quarters Nov'r 28, 1775 
Parole Montgomery, Count'sn Montreal 

An Express last Night arrived from 
Gen'l Montgomery, brings the Joyful! 
Tidings of the Surrender of the City of 
Montreal to the Continental Arms — The 
Gen'l hopes such frequent Favors from 
divine Providence will animate every 
American to continue to exert his utmost 
in the Defence of the Liberties of his 
Country, as it would now be the Basest 
Ingratitude to the Almighty and to their 
Country to show any the least Backward- 
ness in the public Cause 

Head Quarters Novr 29lh 1775 
Parole Guilford, Couutgn Allen — 
Capt. Towne of Colo Bridges Regt 
try'd at a late Genl Courtraartial whereof 
Colo Woodbridge was President for be- 
having in an unofflcerlike Manner in Suf- 
fering a Prisoner to escape who was 
Charged with an Attempt to steal, the 
Court were unanimously of Opinion that 
the Prisoner is guilty of behaving un- 
becoming an Officer by declining to obey 
the Quartermaster Genl in not assisting 
to Seize a Soldier suspected of Theft and 
for suffering said Soldier grossly to 
abuse Colo Mifflin, aud therefore adjudge 
the Prisoner to be repramanded by his 
Colo in Presence of Colo Mifflin aud also 



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ailjmliii! that hu pay a Fine of three 
rounds to be appropriated according to 
the olat Article of the Rules and Regula- 
tions of the Army 

Jona Williins Sergt in the Same Regt. 
in Capt Town's Compy try'd at the said 
Court Martial for an Attempt to Steal 
and for Insolent Language to the Quar- 
termaster Geul the Court were unan- 
imously of Opinion that the prisoner was 
guilty of abusive Language to the quar- 
termaster Genl — the Court therefore ad- 
judge him to be fined Twenty Shillings to 
be appropriated according to the olst 
Article of the Rules and Regulations of 
the Army 

Camp on Winter Hill Novr 29 

F. Ofi" of the day Tomorrow Maj. 
Moore Adj. Holden. 

Field Off of the Picqt Lt Colo McDuffee 
Picqt within the Lines Colo Stark 
Plough'd Hill C— S D— F 

1_2— 1— 2— 41— 1— 1 
Head Quarters Novr 30, 1775 
Parole Manly — Countsn Glover. 

A General Courtmartial to Set To- 
morrow morning at 11 d'Clock at Mr. 
Pomroy's in Cambridge to Try Lt Colo 
Enos for quitting his Commanding Offi- 
cer without Leave — President Brig. Genl 
Sullivan with the 12 Field Officers next 
for Courtmartial duty 

Nathaniel Patten of Capt. Davis's 
Compy in Colo Prescotts Regt try'd at 
a Genl Courtmartial for atterripting to 
pass the lower Guards and making a 
Disturbance at Cobble Hill, * Contrary 
to Orders, the Court acquit t-he Prisoner 
who is to be immediately Released 

Brigade Orders Novr 30th 1775 
F Off of the day tomorrow Lt Colo Nixon 
Adjt. Chandler 

Fd Offr of the Picqt Colo Stark, Major 
Hale Within the Lines Colo Poors Rt. 
Ploughd Hill 1—1—2—2—41 

* Later named McLean Asyhini Hill. 



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Comniissaiv Emerson is ordeietl to take 
in Tnruips as well as Potatoes and deliv- 
er tliem out — Geur Sullivan being of 
Opinion that a Mixture of Turnips with 
Potatoes for Sauce will be Conducive to 
the Health of the Officers and Soldiery 
A Scamll. B. Munr 
Head Quarters Deer 1st 1775. 
Parole Exeter Conts Providence 
The fiital Consequences which have at all 
Times, and upon all Occasions befallen 
Arrays attack't at unawares, when Men 
are Scatter'd and remote from their 
Posts, or Negligent whilst at them, are 
too well known and often too unhappily 
felt, to stand in Need of Description, 
whereas a HandfuU of Men prepar"d for 
an Attack are seldom defeated— it is 
therefore ordered in the most express 
and premptory Terms that no Non Com- 
missd Officer or Soldier do presume un- 
der any Pretence whatever, day or Night 
to be out of Drum Call of his Alarum 
Post without Leave of the Capt or Com- 
manding Officer of the Compy he belongs 
to; and it is expressly ordered that no 
Non Commiss'd Offr or Soldier do Pass 
from Cambridge and the Line on their 
Side of the River to Roxbury or Come 
from thence hither or go from either to 
any other Place in the Neighborhood, 
without a written Pass from the Capt or 
Commanding Officer of the Comp'y he be- 
longs to, altho' he should not mean to stay 
more than an Hour or Two. The Officers 
of each Regt are to be Subject to the Same 
Restraints, and to obtain Leave in the 
Same Manner from the Colo or Com- 
manding Offr of the Regt they respective- 
ly belong to ; and its expected that all 
Officers and Soldiers in the Array will pay 
the Strictest Attention to this Order as 
they shall Answer the Consequences; 
This Order is not intended to Change the 
Mode of giving Furloughs already point- 
ed out in late Orders, the Sole Design be- 
ing to keep Men to their Duty, that they 



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may be always ready to meet their Euemy 
upou the shortest Notice — It is auaiu & 
aj^ain expressly ordered that au Odlcer of 
each Corapy do once a Day examine the 
Arms and Ammunition of the Compy he 
belongs to and see that they are fit for 
use. 

This and the foregoing Orders are to 
be frequently read to the Men and the 
Usefulness of them strongly inculcated 
upon their Minds, they are to be con- 
sidered as Standing Orders, till Counter- 
manded — The Colos. or Commanding 
Ollicers of the New Established Kegimts 
are to take special Care that the new Re- 
cruits are put under proper Drill Ser- 
jeants as fast as they join in Order that 
they may as quick as possible be made 
acquainted with their Duty, it is also 
recommended to these Gentlemen to pro- 
vide their Regemts. with good Drummers 
& Fifers. 

Briirade Orders Deer 1. 
Field Officers of the Day Tomorrow 
Colo Nixon 

Adjut' Fogg. Fd Officer of the Picql 
Lt. (^olo Hail 

Within the Lines Col. Hutchinsons Regt. 
riough'd Hill Colo Poors Regt 

1_1_2— I— 41 
Head Quarters Deer 2, 1775 
Parole Congress — Count. Union 
James McCornish of Capt Dibble's Compy 
Colo Patersons Regt trj'd at a Genl Court 
martial for Striking Genl Putnam's Horse 
and saying at the Same Time damn you, 
who is there, clear the Road and for re- 
peatedly leaving the Camp without Leave, 
the Court are of Opinion that the Pris- 
oner is guilty of the Breach of the 3d 15, 
16 & 17 Articles of War & Judge him to 
receive 39 Lashes on his bare Back 

Head Quarters Deer 3d 1775 

Sergt James King of Colo Patersons 

Regt try'd at the Same Genl Courtmartial 

upon and appeal from a Regimental 

Bourt Martial the Court were unanimous- 



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ly of Opinion that tlie Prisoner is guilty 
of being al)seut from iiis Reginit williout 
Leave & of striliing and abusing Sergt 
Gootlricli when in tlie Execution of his 
Duty and therefore adjudge the Prisoner 
to be reduced to the Ranljs and pay a 
Fine of 20s to be appropriated according 
to the 51st Article of the Rules and Reg- 
ulations of the Array 

Brigade Orders. 

Orticer of the day Tomorrow Maj Lati- 
raore 

Officers of the Picquet Colo Webb & 
Majr Cilley 

Pt within the Lines Colo Doolittles Regt 
Picqt from Colo Poors Regt 

C D-F 

1—2—0—1—38—1—1 

It is with Surprise and Astonishment 
the Gen learns that Notwithstanding the 
Information that was communicated to 
the Connecticut Troops of a Relief beine 
ordered to supply their Place by the 
Tenth of this Month that many of them 
have their Arms with them and gone otT 
not only without Leave but contrary to 
express Orders, this is theiefore to in- 
form those who remain that the Genl has 
sent an Express to the Governor of Con- 
necticut with the Names of such men as 
have left the Camp in Order that they 
may be dealt with in a Manner suited to 
the Ignominy of their Behaviour — The 
Genl also informs those that remain, that 
it is necessary for them to obtain a vvrit- 
ten Discharge from the Commanding 
Officer of the Regt they belong to, when 
they are dismisd on the 10th Instant, that 
they may be discharged and not try'd as 
Deserters, the Colos and Commanding 
officers of the Continental Regts are to 
give in the Names of all those of their 
respective Regts for the Purpose above 
mentioned. 

Brigade Orders 
Fd Offr of the day Lt Colo Hall 
Adjt Woodward 



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Ftl Off of the Picqt Ll Colo Wymau 
Wilhiu the Lines Colo Webb 

C S 
Plough'd Hill 0—1—1—2—35 

The Ganisou Courtmartial whereof Lt. 
Colo Holden is Fresd' is ordered to set 
Tomorrow 9 oClock A. M. at Lt Coll. 
Holdens Barrack all Evidences & Persons 
Concerned are ordered to attend 

Head Quarters Deer 4th 1775 
Parole Gushing. — Count Payne 
Colo Enos try'd at a late Genl Courtmar- 
tial whereof Brigr Genl Sullivan was 
President for leaving his Commanding 
Ollicer without Permission or Orders and 
lleturning to Cambridge, the Court after 
mature Consideration of the Evi- 
dences are unanimously of Opinion that 
the Prisoner was by absolute Necessity 
obliged to return to his Division and do 
therefore acquit him with Honor, the 
Genl orders Lt Colonel Euos to be forth- 
with released from his Arrest. 

Brigade Orders 
The Adjutants of the Sevl Regimts. in 
this Brigade are ordered to bring in an 
acct. of all the Back Allowance due to the 
Oflicers and Soldiers up to the first In- 
stant that they may receive the Pay 
therefor in which they are to take Notice 
as well of Cyder Beer and Molasses as of 
any other Articles that are in Arrear. 
The Genl Cannot forbear Returning his 
most sincere Thanks to those spirited 
Resolute & Courageous Soldiers who 
unawed by the threats of a Cruel and 
Barbarous Enemy and Regardless of the 
Fatigue attending another Campaign 
have bravely resolved to procure Free- 
dom for their Country or perish in the 
Attempt while others equally interested 
basely shrink at the Appearance of Dan- 
ger and by their Cowardly Conduct 
prove themselves unworthy of that Free- 
dom which their spirited Brethren are 
determined to obtain at the Risque of 
their Lives and Fortunes 



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The Orderly Sergeants are enjoined to 
examine the Arms as soon as possible 
and See that they are in good order more 
especially when the Men mount Guard 
the Adjutants likewise are expressly or- 
dered to See that the Arras are kept in 
good Order from Time to Time and that 
their Mens Guns are in good order 
Flints good and well flxt and SulTicient 
Number of Rounds each, more especially 
when they are on Duty 

Ofl'. of the day Lt Colo Holden, Adjt. 
Webb 

Ofl'r. of the Picqt. Colo Reed, Maj. But- 
terick 

Within the Lines Colo Reeds Regt. 
Fiough'd Hill Colo Poor's 1—1—1—2—35 

Head Quarters Dec 5th 1775 
Parole — Countsn 
Brigade Orders 

F. Officer of the day Colo Doolettle 
Ad jut Peabody 

Officer of the Picqt Lt Colo Nixon 
Within the Lines Colo Nixon 

Plow'd Hill. Colo Poors Regt 0—1—1 
—2—35 

John White of Colo Thompson's Regt. 
Capt Lowdons Corapy f( r abusiuir Lt 
Cleaveland, Richard Simpson of Capt. 
Warner's Compy, Colo Littles Regi'mt, 
for the Same Crime — Joseph McCordy of 
Capt Chambers Compy, Colo Thompsons 
Regt. for the same try'd by a Gar- 
rison Courtmartial no Evidences appear- 
ing to Support the Charge the Court have 
acquitted Wm Crowell of Capt Gleasons 
Company Colo Nixons Regimt try'd for 
leaving his Post when Sentinel and at- 
tempting to desert to the Enemy, after 
the Evidences heard Mature Deliberation 
thereon, the Court are of Opinion the 
Said Crowell is non Compos and ought 
to be immediately dismisst the Army, 
the Genl approves the above Sentence 
and orders them to take Place immedi- 
ately 

JJead Quarters Deer 6th 1775 



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Parole Philadelphia Countsn Allen 
Biij^ade Orders — 

F. Uffr of the day Major Cilly Adj't 
Holden 

Otl'r of the Piqt Colo Doolittle Maj 
Latimore Withiu the Lines Colo Stark 
Plow'd Hill 2—1—2—35 
Head Quartrs Deer 7th 1775. 
Parole Conntsn 

The Connecticut Resits are to be under 
Arms on their Regimental Parades on 
Saturday at 11 in the Forenoon, in Order 
to be Revieiied, they are to have their 
Arms in Good Order, the Rolls to be 
called over and no Man to be absent, 
every one that is able to appear for this 
Purpose, they are to be exempt from all 
other duty upon that day 

The Quartermaster Genl is strictly en- 
joined to pay proper Attention to the 
Order of the 23d of Novr respecting the 
Quartering the Officers & it is to prevent 
Boards and other Materials being 
applyd to the Building any Houses with- 
out his Order, as none Such will be al- 
lowed of the Publick all Officers are to 
pay due Obedience to this Order. 
Brigade Orders 
Officer of the Day, Maj, Butterick 
Adjt Chandler, Offr of the Picqt Lt Coll 
Holden Within the Lines to Night Colo 
Poors Regt. 

Plougu'd Hill Colo Poor 1—1—1—1—35 
The Gen'l Receives the greatest Pleas- 
ure & Satisfaction in finding the Sol- 
diers in his Brigade discover such a laud- 
able Zeal for the Common Interest of 
America — He sincerely thanks those 
brave men who have not only promised 
but are determined to make good their 
Promises in Securing the Freedom of 
America. Many Resim'ts have done 
worthily but Col Hutchinson's more par- 
ticularly deserves the Thanks of the 
Gen'l, the Blessing of their Country and 
the Respect and Esteem of every Friend 
to Liberty and Mankind, did the Same 



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Spirit which they have discovered pre- 
vails thro' the American Army, it would 
disconrajie their inveterat Foes give 
Strength & Courage to our Friends 
and insure success to the American Arms. 
The Gen'l yet hopes that the same Spirit 
will actuate other Regts and that their 
Conduct will prove them worthy of that 
Liberty for which we are Contending 

A Court of Enquirv to Set Tomorrow 
at Colo Nixon's Bai racks 9 oClock a. m. 
to enquire into the Nature of a Dispute 
between Capt Whitcomb & Capt Marcy, 
Respecting Capt Marcy's accusing Capt 
Whitcomb of Cowardice, of Capt. 
Marcys being absent from Camp without 
Leave and for Encouraging Mutiny in 
the Army 

The Same Court to inquire into the 
Complaint of Jona Conant against the 
Said Capt. Marcy for illegally taking and 
Carrying away Sd Conants Horse and 
any other Allegation that may be alledged 
by Persons belonging to Colo Reeds 
Regt. Colo Nixon to Preside, Colo Doo- 
little being on Commd — all Persons con- 
cern'd to attend 

The Sev'l Colonels in the Brigade are 
immediately to see that the Messes in 
their several Regirats are tilled immedi- 
ately and any Vacancy made that possibly 
can for the Reception of the Militia now 
Coming in. The Colos are ordered im- 
mediately to see this done and report this 
Evening at Seven oClock how many of 
the Militia they can receive into their 
Regirats and take under their Comd 

A Scaml Briga Major. 
Camp Winter Hill, Decemr 8, 1775. 
Brigade Orders — Officer of the Day 
Tomorrow Colo Stark Adjutant Fogg 

Officer of the Picqt Colo Nixon, Capt. 
Miller as Major of the Picqt within the 
Lines tonight Colo Hutchinson Regt 
Picket on Plough'd Hill and Main Guard 

c 
Colo Poor 1—2—1—3—44 



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The Garrison Court Marliall to Sett at 
Colo Holdens Barrack whereof Lt Colo 
Holclen is president Tomorrow at 9 
oClock A. M. to try all Persons before 
them all concerned to attend. 

Head Quarters December 8th 1775 
I'arole St. Asaphs Countn Cato 
Head Quarters Dec. Dth 1775 
Parole London Counts Granby 
Sergt Lane of Colo Whitcombs Regt with 
17 Men of Different Regimts whose 
Names Corps & Compy are dliv'd to Bri- 
gade Major Cary are immediately to be 
draughted out & Sent to Quart' Mastr 
Genl to receive his Orders — the Court- 
martial whereof Colo Woodbridge was 
Presid't is dissolved 
John Turner 1 

James Askin j Colo Starks Regt 
Tlmo Lunt f 
James Miller J Capt Abbots Compy 

Brigade Orders 
F. Off of the day Tomorrow Col Webb 

Adjt Puttnam 
F. Officer of the Picqt Tomorrow Col 
McDulTee 

C— S— S— C— P— D.— F. 
1—1—1—2—37—1—1 
Head Quarters Deer 10th 1775 

Parole Burke Counts Barre 

The Genl has great Pleasure in thank- 
ing Colo Bridge and the Officers of the 
27th Regimt from Peculiar Circumstances 
of the New Established Arms for the 
polite Address to him, he considers the 
Assurances they have given of their De- 
termination to Continue in the Service if 
required untill the new Regimts are Com- 
pleated, in a very favorable Light, espec- 
ially as it is accompanied with further 
Assurances that the Men of the 27th 
Regt are consenting thereto. Such a 
Conduct at this important Crisis cannot 
fail of giving Pleasure to, every Well 
wisher to his Country and next to en- 
gaging for another Campaign is the high- 
est Proof they can give of their Attatch- 



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raent to the noble Cause of Liberty at 
the Same Time it reflects Ilouor upon 
themselves it may under Providence give 
Posterity Reason to bless them as the 
happy Instruments of their Delivery 
from those Chains which were actually 
forging for them 

Brigade Orders Deer 10th 1775 
F. Offr of the day Tomorrow Lt Col. 
Wyman 

Adjt Woodward 

F Offr of the Picqt Colo Stark— Maj. 
Hale 

Within the Lines Colo Webbs Regt 
Plow'd Hill 1—2— 1—2— 40 

The Powder House Guard from Colo 
Reeds Regt. Four Companies of the 
New Hampr Militia are to march to Rox- 
bury for Reinforcement of that Division, 
the Captains will receive Genl Wards 
Orders what Regimts they are to be at- 
tach'd to The Rest of the N Hamp. 
Militia are to Join the Brigades on Winter 
and Prospect Hill, together with the 
Companies of Militia from Massachu- 
setts which are ordered to Join Prescott, 
Gray ton & Nixon's Regts are to be ap- 
pointed for the new Established Reg- 
imts as the Major and Brigadier Genl 
shall think fit for the most equal Dis- 
tribution. The Capts of the Sevl Militia 
Companies from the Massachusetts and 
N Hampre Governments ai'e to make exact 
Rolls of their Companies and return them 
signed without Delay to the Adj't Gen- 
eral 

Head Quarters Deer 11th 1775 
Parole Otis Couutsn Warren 
The Majors of Brigade to be more exact 
in obliging the Adjutants to deliver to 
them every Saturday at Orderly Time an 
exact Return Signed by the Commanding 
Officer of the New Established Regts of 
the Number of Men weekly inlisted in 
each of their Regimts, the Majors of 
Brigade will for the Future be answerable 
for any Neglect in executing this Order. 



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To reward & encourage Military 
Merit the Congress thoiiglit proper to in- 
crease tlie Pay of Capls and Subs of the 
Continental Army, and as Uniformity 
and Decency of Dress are essentially 
necessary in the Appearance and Regular- 
ity of an Army, his Excellency recom- 
mends it earnestly to the Oflicers to put 
themselves in a Uniform Dress the Field 
Officers of each of the new Corps will 
Set the Example by cloathing themselves 
in a Regimental of their respective Corps 
and it is not doubted but the Capts and 
Subs will immediately follow the Exam- 
ple — the Genl by no means recommends 
or desires Officers to run into Costly or ex- 
pensive Regimentals — no Matter how 
plain or Coarse so that they are but uni- 
form in Colour, Cut and Fashion The 
Officers belonging to those Regimts 
whose uniforms are not yet flxt upon, 
had better delay making their Regiraen- 
alls till they are 

Brigade Orders 

F Offr of the day Tomorrow Colo Reed 
Adjut. Webb 
Fd Offr of the Picqt Lt Colo Wyman 
Within the Lines to Right. Colo Reeds 
Regt. 
Plow'd Hill Colo Poors Regt. 

1—2—1—3—40 
The Field Officer of the day to be on the 
Genl Parade at the parading the Picqt 
where the new Field Officer is to relieve 
him — 

The Commanding Officer of the Picqt 
which is to be a Picqt within the Lines 
to parade his Regt at tiring the Sunset 
Gun examine their Arms & Ammunition 
and give them strict Orders to lay upon 
their Arms ready to start at a Moments 
Warning and march m Case of an Alarm 

Each Commanding Officer of a Regt 
to observe this Order Strictly when it 
Comes in Rotation to his Regt to be a 
Picqt within the Lines 



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Head Quarters Deer 12 1775 
Parole EHiu<?ham Coiintsu Fuller 

The Honorable the Contiuental Con- 
gress haviup; been pleased to appoint 
Henry Knox Colo of the Regimt of Artil- 
lery upon the new Establishment he is to 
be obeyed as such — 

The Colonels or Commanding Officers 
of the Five Connecticut liegimts upon 
the new Establishment to deliver to the 
Adg't Genl Tomorrow at orderly Time 
an exact List of the Commanding Offi- 
cers of their respective Corps, togeather 
with a Return of the Men they have each 
of them inlisted for the above Regimts, 
as an Express is immediately to Set out 
to Governor Trumbal who has Command- 
ed the Same, to lay them before the 
Assembly of the Colony 

Brigade Orders Dec 12, 1775 
F Ofl" of the day Tomorrow Lt Colo 
McDufle Adj't Peabody 
F Officers of the Picqt Colo Webb & Maj . 
Cilley 
Picqt within the Lines Colo Nixons Regt 

D. F. 
Plow'd Hill 0—2—2—2—41—1—1 

Head Quarters Deer 13th 1775 . 

Parole Carabden — Counts Chatham, 

The Major Generals are to order the 
Militia Companies to be joined to the 
different Brigades and Regimts in their 
respective Divisions in such a Manner as 
to supply the Deficiency of the Connect! 
cut Troops and to prevent Disorder and 
Confusion in Case we Should be called to 
action and make Report thereof as soon 
as it is done 

As these Companies have an Inclina- 
tion to Join particular Regts, the Genl 
has no Objection to it in every Instance, 
when it can be done Consistent with the 
good of the Service & the Allotment, to 
the different Incarapments 

The Ad juts of every Regt to which any 
of these Companies belong, are to ac- 
quaint them with all Genl and Brig. 



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Orders, that they may not iinkuowinsly 
disol)ey them, The Colos of the Several 
Regimts upon the new Establishments 
may respectively apply to the Commissary 
of the Ordnance Stores for 75 Stand of 
Arms lately taken in the *Store Ship 
from London. These Arras the Colo 
will be careful to put into the Hands of 
the Soldiers most approved for their 
Care and Bravery and such only as are 
in listed for the Next Campaign, an exact 
List of their Names to be returned to 
their Respective Colos. The Carbines 
taken in the Said Ship are not to be de- 
livered without Special Orders — 
Brigade Orders 

F Off. of the day Maj. Hale— Adj. 
Holden 

F Off. of the Picqt, Lt Colo Nixf.n 

Within the Lines Colo Starks Regt 
Plow'd Hill 1—1—1—2—40 

C S C P, D F 
Powder Guard— 1—1— 1—20— 1—1 

Sergt Ebnezer Hogg of Capt McFar- 
laud's Compy Colo Nixon's Regt try'd by 
a Garrison Courtmartlal for absenting 
himself from Camp without Leave of 
Absence. The Said Hogg upon Exami- 
tion & Evidence heard, adjudged Guilty 
of the principal Part of the Accusation 
and Sentenced to receive Ten Lashes on 
his naked Back at the Head of said Regt 
and not permitted to do duty of a Sergt. 
during this Campaign 

The Geul approves the Sentence and 
orders it to take Place Tomorrow 9 
oClock A. M. at the head of said Regt. 



♦November 30.— Intelligence was received 
from Cape Ann, that a vessel from England, 
laden with warlike stores, had been taken and 
brought into that place. There was on board 
one 13 inch brass mortar. 20(K) stand of arms, 
100,000 flints, 32 tons of leaden ball, &e &c. A 
fortunate capture for the Americans. 

I)i( ciiilx'i- Jd-The brass 13 inch mortar and 
sundry military stores, taken in the ordinance 
prize, were brought to camp.— <?«». HeaCft, 
Memoirs 



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Head Quarters Deer Utli 1775 
Parole St Domiuo;o Conutsn France 
Brigade Orders. 

It is expected that the Armourers on 
Winter Hill work for any Person in the 
Brigade without any of them pretending 
to con tine them selves to Particular 
Regirats. 

The Officers of the Several Regimts 
and Commanders of Particular Compa- 
nies are desired particularly and fre- 
quently -to visit the Barracks in which 
their men are lodged and give the best 
Advice they can for making the Men as 
Comfortable as possible, and make 
Report of those they And in too uncom- 
fortable a Situation to endure the Inclem- 
ency of the Weather, that some Methods 
may be taken to make them more Com- 
fortable The Gen'l takes this Opportu- 
nity of returning his most Sincere and 
hearty Thanks to the Gentlemen Officers 
and Soldiers who have with so much 
Speed and Alacrity come to Join the 
Army and prevent our Enemies taking 
the Advantage of the dastardly Conduct 
of those Troops who basely deserted the 
Lines, and as the Time for which those 
Recruits are inlisted will be soon expired 
he flatters himself that The Same Spirit 
that brought them in so Seasonably to 
our Assistance will induce both Officers 
aud Soldiers to exert themselves in influ- 
encing good Men to inlist for flUing up 
the Standing Continental Army which is 
to take Place at their Departure and he 
Sincerely hopes that their Zeal in this 
Respect will if possible equal that which 
they have already discovered so much to 
their own & their Country's Honor, the 
General Strictly iujoius those Persons 
who may inlist out of the New Compa- 
nies into the Continental Army not to 
leave the Companies to which they now 
belong until the 15th day of Jauy next 
under Penalty of being treated as Desert- 
ers 



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At a Garrison Courtraartial held this 
day a Tryal was had upon a Complt ex- 
hibited by Jno George Frazier Esqr. 
against John Foss for losing a Gun the 
Property of Said Frazier no Evidence 
appearing against Said Foss, the Court 
are of Opinion that the Complaint is 
groundless and vexatious. The Genl 
approves the Sentence and orders the 
Said Foss to be released. 

A Court of Enquiry to examine into 
the Controversy between Capt Marcy & 
Capt. Whltcomb Respecting the Said 
Marcy's accusing Said Whitcomb of 
Cowardice, having found that Capt 
Whltcomb discovered no Cowardices 
but on the Contrary manifested a Spirit 
of Intrepidity & Resolution; the Genl 
approves of the Result of the Court of 
Enquiry and hopes that Slander and De- 
traction may ever be discountluanced 
and discouraged in the Army 
F Off. of the day Colo Nixon, Adj't 
Chandler 

F Off. of the Plcqt Colo Reed & Maj 
Butterick 

Within the Lines to night Colo Poors 
Regt 

Plow'd Hill Colo Poor 0—2—1—2—40 
Head Quarters Dec 14lh 1775 
Parole Raleigh Countrs Drake 

The Quartermasters of all the Regts 
are so soon as Possible to deliver to the 
deputy Commissary Genl Mr Ellsha 
Avery all the Cyder Barrels, Firkins and 
Candle Boxes in the possession of their 
respective Corps, as those Articles are 
very much wanted for the Public Ser- 
vice 

Brigade Orders 

Fd Offr of the day tomorrow Lt Colo 
Nixon Adj't Fogg 

F. Off. of the Plcqt Lt. Colo Gilman 
Within the Lines Colo Hutchinsons Regt. 
Plow'd Hill Colo Poors Regt 
0—1—2—3—40 



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Head Quart, Deer 16th 1775 
Parole Raleigh Countu Drake 

Brigade Orders Deer 16th 1775 
Fd Oflfr. of the day Lt Colo Holden 
Adjt Piitnara 

Fd Ofl'of the Picqt Colo Poor. Majr Mil- 
ler 

Within the Lines Colo Dooliltles Regt 
Plow'd Hill C D F 

0—1—1—2—38—1—1 
Head Quarters Deer 17th 1775 
Parole Thanet Countsn Dorset 

When fresh Recruits from the Country 
Join the new established Regimts the 
Colonel's or Commanding Oflicers of 
those Regimts are to discharge the like 
Number of Old Soldiers who have not 
engaged for the next Campaign, taking 
Care to part with the most indifferent 
Part 

A Genl Courtmartial to Set Tomorrow 
Morning in Cambridge at 10 a. m. to try 
Such Prisoners as shall be brought be- 
fore them — all Evidences & Persons Con- 
cerned to attend 
Camp on Winter Hill Dec 17th 1775 

Brig Genl Sullivans Orders 

F Officer of the Day. Tomorrow Lt 
Colo Oilman Adj't Woodward 
Fd Officer of the Picqt Lt Coll McDnffee 
W^ithin the Lines Colo Webbs Regirat 
Plow'd Hill Colo Poor 

C— Sub— Sgt,— C— Priv— D— F 

1 1 1 2 38—1 — 1 

8 Volunteers from this Brigade to parade 
To morrow 10 oClock a. m. under a 
Serjt from Colo Reed's Regt to Join Lt 
Dodge with Wood Cutters Capt. Francis 
will direct them where to go. 

One good trusty Man from each 
Regimt in the Brigade to be employ'd 
at the Market constantly to assist in 
Cording and delivering Wood for their 
Several Regimts 

As new Recruits are daily Coming in 
who have inlisted for the next years 
Campaign which in Addition to the 



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Forces in the present Army and 
the Militia lately Come in will 
make the Array more numerous than 
is at present necessary, The Command- 
Idk Officers of the Several Regimts 
in this Brigade are impowered as fast 
as the new Recruits come in to dis- 
charge an equal Number of the Troops 
under their Command whose Time 
will expire the 1st of January, taking 
Care to stop the Guns that they may 
be appraised and paid for by the Con- 
tinent agreeable to the Order of the 
Congress, they are not to permit any 
kind of Ammunition to be carried out 
of the Array. 

All the new Recruits of Colo Webbs 
Regt to parade at their own Barracks 
tomorrow Morning at 9 oClock to be 
mustered, 

Head Quarts Deer 18th 1775 
Parole Countsn 

The Colos & Coraraanding Officers of 
Regirats and Corps are to deliver to 
the Adjutant Genl at Orderly Time 
next Saturday their Pay Abstracts 
for the Months! Octr, Novr & Deer, 
also an Abstract for the Month of Jany. 
Next for each of the New established 
Corps — The Honr — the Continental 
Congress having been pleased to Order 
all those who have bravely Resolved 
to Serve their Country another Year, 
shall be rewarded with one Months 
Pay Advanced, 

Genl Sulllvaus Orders Dec 18th 1775 
The Commanding Officers of the 
Several Regiments are desired to stop 
the Blankets belonging to the Soldiers 
who may be discharged from the 
Array and make Return on every 
Monday Morning that proper Persons 
may be appointed to appraise the 
Same in Order that they may be paid 
for by the Continent 

It is strongly recommended to the 
worthy Officers and Soldiers of the 



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new Recruits, that they be particularly 
not to Suffer the Ammuuitiou, de- 
livered out to them to be wasted as 
they will not ouly auswerable for the 
Deflceucy but the Loss of ihe Powder 
so much wanted in the Army cannot 
easily be repaired. 

Field Officer of the day Torao. Colo 

Poor. 

Adjuant Webb 
F. Offr. of the Picqt Colo Doolittle, 
Majr Moor 

Within the Lines Colo Reeds Regt. 

esse 

Plow'd Hill 0—2—1—2—38 
Resiimental Orders 
Notwithstanding the repeated Orders 
both from Head Quarters and the Com- 
mandins: Officer of this Regimt that the 
Officers shall view the Arms & Ammuni- 
tion of their respective Companies and 
call their Rolls every day it is very Car- 
lessly avoided— Men are found strag- 
ling from Camp and their Arms unfit for 
Use this is therefore once more to re- 
quire Commission'd Officers in this 
Regirat to parade Companies every night 
at Sunset see they are properly equipt 
and the Rolls Called and make immediate 
Report to the Commanding Officer of the 
Regra't. All Non Commissioned Officers 
and Soldiers are strictly forbidden to be 
out of Drum Call from their Alarm Posts 
without Leave from their Commanding 
officers of their Companies. Officers 
Likewise are not to be Absent without 
leave from the Colo or Commanding Offi- 
cer of the Regimt. On the Obedience of 
these Orders principally depends the 
Safety of an Army yet there are few 
Orders more neglecied. 

The Commanding Officers of Compa- 
nies are requested to make out their 
Abstracts for Oct'r Nov'r & Dec'r and 
Send them to the Adjt. by Thursday 
night Next that they naay be sent to 
Head Quarters Agreeable to Gen'I Orders. 



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Camp ou Winter Hill Deer 19 1775 

Gcnl Sullivan's Orders 

Fd Offr of the day Tomorrow Majr 
Miller 

Adjt Peabody 

Fd Offr of the Picqt Lt Colo Holden 

Within the Lines Colo Nixons Re^t 

Plough'd Hill Colo Poors Regt. C— 1— 2 
—2—2—38 

Colo Poors Regt to Supply the Maga- 
zine Guard 

C— S— S— C— Pr,— D— F 
0—1—1—1—20—1—1 

The Companies of Militia lately come 
in are to do duty in the following Regi- 
mts as arranged below till further Orders, 

In Colo Reeds Regt. — Capt Blanchard, 
Capt. Mos Baker, Capt. Place. 

In Colo Nixons Rej^t. — Capt. Chesley, 
Capt. Wheeler, Capt. Wiggins. 

In Colo Starks. — Capt. Martin, Capt. 
Emery, Capt. Waldrou, Capt. Runals 

Colo Poors Rgt. — Capt. Drew, Capt. 
Coffin. Capt. Bartlett, Capt. Bordman, 
Capt. Cops. 

In Colo Hutchinson's. — Capt. Dens- 
more, Capt. Yeaton. 

In Colo Webbs.— Capt. Stephen Clark, 
Capt Buuton, Capt. Sam'l Baker, Capt. 
Greenleaf Clark, Capt. Elkins. 

The Several Captains to apply to their 
Respective Colonels and rc^ceive their 
Orders — The Adjutants of the Several 
Regirats to apply to the Capts. of those 
Companies annexed to their Respective 
Regimts for their Returns and bring 
them in as soon as Possible 

Head Quarters Deer 19th 1775 
Parole Danvers Countsn Hale 

Head Quarters Deer 20th 1775 
Parole Fairfax Countsn Woodford 

In Consequence of a Complaint exhib- 
ited by the Colos and Commanding Offi- 
cers of Corps in the Brigade on Winter 
Hill on the 20th of October last against 



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Commissary Geu. Trnmbal,* his Excel- 
lency is pleased to order a Court of Ea- 
quiry to Set Tomorrow at 11 o'clock, a. 
M. to examine into tiie Cause tliereof, 
Major Genl Putnam with the Brigadiers 
Sullivan, Green and Heath to Compose 
the Court of Inquiry, all Evidences and 
Persons Concerned to attend the Court, 
The Court will Set at Genl. Putuams 
House the Judge Advocate to attend 

Camp on Wiutr. Hill Dec 20 
Brig Genl. Sullivans Orders 

As the Congress has expressly deter- 
mined that they will give no Bounty to 
the Soldiers who inlist the next Cam- 
paign or raise the wages agreed on, that 
they will on no Pretence admit of any 
other Officers than those already ap- 
pointed unless in Case of Vacancy or of 
any additional Companies or Regimts to 
the 21) Regimts already appointed, it now 
becomes the Duty of every Friend to 
America to acquiesce in that Determina- 
tion and to do every Thing in their Pow- 
er to 1111 up those Regimts agreed on and 
to Content with the Encouragement Of- 
ferred and agreed on by the Representa- 
tives of all America, who must be by far the 
best Judges what expence the Colonies 
are able to Support. The Geul earnestly 
requests the Soldiers to consider how 
necessary it is for them to Shew their 
Zeal for the Common Cause by engaging 
in the Glorious Service upon the Terms 
proposed especially as the Time is so 
near at Hand, when the new Army mast 
be lllled up on the Lines left to the Mercy 
of our implacable Enemies. The Genl 
recommends to the Officers of the new Re- 
cruits as their Time is so nearly expired 
that they manifest their Zeal to the Cora- 

* Col. .Joseph Truinbull b. il March, 1737, d. 23 
July, 1778. H. U. 175(, Coiniiiissary General 19 
July, 1775 to Aug., 1777, Commissioner Board 
of War 27 Nov., 1777, to ApL, 1778. 
A couunittee of Congress having made a highly 
eulogistic report of his services, 31 March, 1779, 
that body voted to his heirs a conmiission o 
the sums received and issued aud the pur" 
Qhases made by him. 



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raon Cause by assisting the Oflicers of 
tlie New Army to All up tlieir Corps as 
soon as possible, that the Army may be 
Compleat — the Soldiers who may iulist 
are ajiain cautioned not to leave their 
llespective Captains till their time is out 
for which they inlisted, the Clark of the 
Market is to Send an equal Quantity of 
"Wood to Each llegt from day to day, and 
no Wood to be Reed, into any Regt. but by 
his Order, as he must be answerable for 
any Breach of Trust or Disobedience of 
these Orders. — a Garrison Courtmartial 
whereof Lt. Colo Holden is Presidt. to 
Set Tomorrow to try such Persons as 
may be bro't before them, all Persons 
Concerned to attend at Lt Colo Holdeu's 
Barracks at 9 o'clock a m. 

Fd Oflr of the day Tomorrow M. But- 
terick Adjt Holden. 

Fd Oflr of the Picqt Colo Ni.\on, Mr. 
Hale Within the Lines Colo Stark's 
Plough'd— Colo Poors Regt 1—2—1—2— 
38 

Camp on Winter Hill 21 Decerar 1775 
Brigadier Genl Sullivan's Orders 
Capt Clemens with his Company to do 
Duty in Colo Starks Regt, Capt Taylor 
in Colo Reeds and Capt. Drew's in Colo 
Poors, Capt. Sliepperd as soon as he 
arrives is to march with his Company to 
Cambridge and take Genl Putnams Orders 

As some of the Militia lately come in 
have entertained a suspicion that the 
Gen. Orders respecting the stoping the 
Arms Ammunition and Blankets of those 
who are discharged the Service is meant 
to extend to them, the Genl assures them 
that there never was any intention & that 
at the Time they are dismissed the Ser- 
vice Nothing will be stoped from them, 
But the Arms Ammunition & Blankets, 
which they have been furnished with 
since their Joining the Army which it is 
hoped they will be carefull enough to 
return Saml Hills and Saml Willey are 
to join the Armourers on Winter Hill & 
fix up those Guns belonging to the Militia 



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which are unfit for Service and do no 
other duty 

Ofiicer of the day Major Moor Ad- 
jutant Chandler 

Officer of the Picket Lt Col Wyraan 
ricquet within the Lines Col Poors Reg- 
iment 
Plouffhd Hill Colo Poor 1—1—2—2—38 

Head Quarters 21 December 1775 
Parole Lancaster Couutn Carleile 

Brig G. Sull Orders Deer 22d 1775 
F Officer of the day Tomorrow Colo 
Doolittle Adj't Fogg 

Fd Ott'r, of the Picqt Colo Stark & Major 
Cilley 

Picqt within the Lines to Night Colo 
Hutchinsons Regt For Plough'd Hill, 

D— F 
Colo Poor 1—2—2—2—38—1—1 

Parole Wilkes Countsn Ne-.vnham 

Genl Sullivan's Evening Orders. 

It was very Suprisiug to the Genl when 
he found that the Connecticut Forces 
left the Lines in the Manner they did, 
tho' there then remained in the Field 
near Eighteen Thousand Men the Re- 
sentment Shown to those People by the 
Soldiers that remained by their own Col- 
ony and Country in Genl Seera'd almost 
a Certain Presage that no other Troops 
would be guilty of the Same base Con- 
duct — but how much greater must be the 
Surprise and Astonishment of every 
Friend to America to find that the Troops 
of the other Colonies are determined to 
quit the Array when they can leave only 
7,000 Men to defend the Lines and Secure 
the Freedom of America, and they only 
requested to tarry one month after the 
Time is expired, in order a new Array 
may be arranged — The Genl cannot help 
observing that however they raay try to 
avail themselves of trivial Excuses such 
as that they have not had their Back 
Allowances or been paid up according to 
Agreement, these Excuses by no Means 
avail them, for it is obvious to every 



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reasonable Man in Lhis Brigade tliat every 
Complaint has been attended to and 
redressed as soon as Possible; that a 
Court was called at their Request yester- 
day upon the Commissary Genl and a 
Remedy provided for every Wrong they 
had Suffered, he further assures them 
that all Back Allowance will be paid up 
as soon as the Quartermasters carry in 
their Accts he must therefore look upon 
the Refusal to proceed Rather from Base 
trecherous Principles 

Cowardice or a Disregard to the Ameri- 
can Cause than any Injury they have 
Reed. While he with Pleasure reflects 
that he has treated them like Men, he 
mourns his Misfortune in being called to 
Command Men of Such Principles as 
would induce them to betray the Free- 
dom of their Country and inslave them- 
selves and Posterity rather than dispense 
with a Sight of their own Habitations 
for a Month— he Sincerely believes that 
many of them quit the Field rather than 
run the Chance of being engaged against 
those half starved Wretches in Boston — 
he Sincerely thanks those brave and res- 
olute few who have determined to brave 
every Danger in Order to obtain the 
Freedom of their Country, and assures 
them that he will do everything in his 
Power to reward their Virtue and Zeal 
for their Country, while he assures those 
who are determined basely to desert us 
that he will do every Thing in his Power 
to fix upon them that Infamy which their 
base and Cowardly Conduct so justly 
merit. 

The Assistant Qr Master is to furnish 
the Commissary at Medford with a 
Suftlcency of Wood. 

The Clark of the Market is to add two 
Cords of Wood Pr Day to the Regimts 
who have an Addition of Militia Compys 
till further Orders. Majr. Butterick of 
Colo Nixon's Regimt Capt Livingsworth 
& Lt. Wright of Colo Webbs and Capt 



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Elchards of Colo Stark's, Capt Brown 
of Colo Nixou's or any three of them 
are to appraise Guns and Blankets in 
future. 

Head Quarters 23 December 1775 
Parole London Countn Livery 
The Colos & Commanding Officers of 
the new Established Regts. will each of 
them receive on Monday Next a Warrant 
of 800 ])ollars to pay their Men for their 
Blankets, an Exact Account of the dis- 
tribution of this Money is to be kept 
& rend'red when called for, particular- 
izing the mens Names the Companies 
they belong to and the Towns they 
came from — The Capts. of the Militia 
Companies are again called upon to 
make out an exact Return Rolls of their 
Men specifying the towns they came 
from & the Regts they are joined to. 
The Genl. expects from the Officers & 
Soldiers a strict Obedience to the Genls 
Standing Orders forbidding Rambling 
from Camp without Leave & hopes every 
Person will exert in his particular 
Station to preserve Order & that Alert- 
ness so necessary In an Army within 
Cannon Shot of their Enemy 
Brigade Orders 
Fd. Officer of the Day Tomorrow Lt 
Col Wyman Adjt Putnam 
Of the Picqt Lt Colo Nixon 
Within the Lines Colo Doolittles Regt 
Plow'd Hill Colo Poor 1—2—2—2—53 

Head Quarters Deer 24th 1775 
Parole Alfred, Count Hopkins, By Order 
of his Excellency Genl. Washington a 
Board of Genl. Officers sat yesterday in 
Cambridge and recommended the follow- 
ing Rations to be delivered in the 
manner here by directed (viz) Corn'd 
Beef and Pork 4 days a Week Salt Fish 
1 day and Fresh Beef 2 days — as Milk 
cannot be procured in the Winter Season, 
the Men are to have 1 Pound and an half 
of Beef or 18 ounces Pork Pr day, half 
a Pint of Rice or 1 Pint Indian Meal Pr 



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Week 1 Quart of Spruce Beer Pr day or 
!) Gallons Molasses to 100 Men Pr Week 
3 Pints of Pease or Beans Pr Man Pr 
Week allowing 6s Pr Bushell for Pease 
or Beans 2-8 Pr Bushel for Onions 1-4 
Pr Bushell for Potatoes and Turnips, 
one Pound Flour a Man each day, hard 
Bread to be dealt out one day in a Week 
in Lieu of Flour, the above Allowances 
is ordered to be issued by the Commis- 
sary Genl. to all Troops of the United 
Colonies sarving in this Department un- 
till the Hon. ble the Continental Con- 
gress or the Commander in Chief thinks 
proper. 

Capt. Wentworth Steward of Colo 
Phinnys Regimt. try'd at a late Genl, 
Courtmartial whereof Colo Brickett 
was Presidt. for Disobedience of Orders 
and gross abuse of Lt Colo March of the 
Said Kegt. the Court are unanimously of 
Opinion, that Capt. Steward is guilty of 
repeated Abuse to Lt Colo March and 
therefore adjudge that he ask Pardon of 
Colo March before all the Officers of the 
Itegt. and at the Same Time receive a 
Severe Repremand from Colo Phinney. — 
Jno. Wallace in Capt William's Compy 
Colo Grayton's Regimt try'd for Robbing 
the Quartermaster Genls. Store, the 
Court find the Prisoner Guilty of a 
Breach of the 49lh Art. for Regulatg. the 
Massachusetts Army and therefore ad- 
judge him to receive Ten Lashes on his 
bare back with a Cat of Nine Tails 
The Genl approves the above Sentences 
and orders them to be executed The first 
fair Day. 

Brig. Orders. 
F. Offr of the day Colo. Stark, Adj 
Woodward 

Fd Oftr of the Picqt Colo Webb, M'j. 
Butterick 

Within the Lines Colo Webbs Regt. 
Plow'd Hill 1—3—3—2—50 
Richd. Thompson in Colo Webbs Reg. 
try'd for Desertion, the Court adjudge 



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the Prisoner to be guilty only of absent- 
ing Himself from Camp without Leave 
and judge him to be severely repreraand- 
ed at the Head of the Regt. James Brown 
of Colo Webbs Regt try'd for Stealing a 
Pocket Book, the Court Acquit him — 
The Genl approves of the Sentences and 
orders Said Brown to be released and 
Thompson to be repreraanded Tomorrow 
A. M. 9 o'clock 

Colo Reed Colo Nixon & Colo Stark or 
any Two of them are appointed a Com- 
mittee to inspect the Provisions that may 
be complained of as bad or unwhole- 
some and Condemn the Same if not good 
and give a written Certificate thereof, 
which being presented to the Commis- 
sary he is to deal out a like Quantity of 
good Provisions in Lieu thereof and the 
bad Provisions to be returned to him — 
the Clark of the Market is in future to 
deal out one Cord of Wood Pr Week to 
every 40 Men that are in Barracks and 
double that Quantity to them in Hutts 
and Tents the Adjutants are to make him 
a Return accordingly particularly Speci- 
fying the Regimt. with an Acct. of those 
in Tents and Hutts, the Orders of the 
22d Instant respecting Wood not to be 
attended to in future. 

The Commanding Ofticers of the Regimts 
in this Brigade are to send for 140 Snow 
Shovels for each Regimt on the new 
Establishment the Clark of the Market 
is to furnish 

The Quartermasters in making out 
their Accounts of Arrearages are to 
charge the Commissary Genl. for all the 
Money due to their Regts on acct of the 
Potatoes and Onions being delivered out 
of the Store at a higher Price than they 
were taken in at in Order that the Sol- 
diers may receive the Money What was 
said of the Orders of the 22d Inst re- 
specting the Soldiers deserting the Lines 
and Leaving them to the Mercy of the 
Enemy the Moment their Time is out 



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was by no means meant for the Militia 
lately come in as the Gen. has never en- 
terlaiued an Idea but that those Men 
who have discovered so noble a Spirit 
Hitherto will if it be found necessary 
continue a few days longer in Order to 
Secure those Lines which they with so 
much Spirit came to defend — the 
Candles to be delivered out to theOflicers 
and Soldiers in Proportion to the 
Rations they draw. 

Head Quarters Deer 25th 1775 
Parole Yorkshire Csn Saville 
Brigade Orders Deer 25th 1775 
Fd Offr of the day Majr Cilley Adjt "Webb 
Fd Oflfr of the Picqt. Lt Colo Wyman 
Within the Lines Colo Reed's Regt. 
Plow'd Hill from Colo Poor's Regt. 
1—2— 3— 3— 50 

The Garrison Courtmartial whereof Lt 
Colo Holden is President is to sett To- 
morrow at 9 oClock A. M. for the Tryal 
of all such Persons as may be brought 
before them at Colo Holden's Barrack 
all concerned to attend — The Officers of 
the Magazine Guard and the Sergt. of 
the Quarter Guard to make Returns of 
their Respective Guards at 8 oClock in 
the Morning or before to the Capt. of 
the Main Guard to insert them with his 
Return and deliver it to the Officer of 
the day on the Genl. Parade whilst the 
Sergt. is parading 

A Scammell B. Mr 
Camp on W. Hill 26 December 1775. 
Brig Genl. SuUivans Orders. 
F. Officer of the Day Tomorrow Major 
Hale 

Adjutant Peabody 
Picquet Colo Reed Major Miller 
Picquet within the Lines Tonight Colo 
Nixons Regiment. 

On Plough'd Hill Colo Poor 1—1—2—2— 
50. 

D F 
Powder House 1—1—1—20—1—1. 
Head Quarters 2Gth December 1775. 
Parole Baltimore Couutn Lux 



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A Court of Enquiry Consisting of Maj 
Genl Putnam Presdt and Brigr Genls 
Heatli Sullivan and Green Members held 
by Order of his Excellency the Genl to 
examine into the Cause of Complaint 
exhibited by a Number of Field Officers 
and others in Genl Sullivaus Brigade 
against the Commissary Genl. Joseph 
Trumball Esqr. The Articles in the 
Complaint were flrst not delivering out 
the Back Allowance Pease or the Value 
thereof in Money to the Oflicers and 
Men. Secondly for taking in Onions at 
2s, 8d and delivering them out at 4s 
thirdly for taking in Potatoes at 16d and 
delivering them out at 2s 

The Court on mature Consideration 
beg Leave to report to his Excellency 
that the first Art. of the Charge is 
groundless, that the 2d and third Art. are 
Confessed by the Commiss.y Genl — and 
tho. the Court are fully Satisfyd there 
was not the least Design of Fraud in Mr. 
Trumball they are unanimous of Opinion 
that the Measure was Pernicious and 
injudicious, the Genl approves of the 
above Court of Enquiry. At a Court of 
Enquiry held at Roxbury to examine into 
the Conduct of Major Park Deputy Q. 
M. Gen'l whereof Colo Jedediah Hunt- 
ington was Presidt for forcebly Quart. g 
Troops in the House of Majr Thompson 
the Court was of Opinion that Maj. Park 
Conducted Himself in Obedience to his 
Orders and the Necessity of the Case 
required. 

Thomas Treffry of Capt. Glovers Com. 
in Colo Glovers Regt tryd for Deser- 
tion is found Guilty and ordered to 
pay 20 s L. M.* to be appropriated ac- 
cording to the Rules and Regulations 
of the Massts Army, the Genl approves 
of the Proceedings of the Court held on 
Maj Park and of the Sentence of the 
Genl Court MartU above mentioned and 
Orders it to take Place immediately. 

* lawful Money, 



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Head Quarters Dec 27th 177'). 

Parole Anapolis Coiintsn Chace. 

The Regimental QrMastrs are forth- 
with to Settle with and give Receipts to 
the Commissary Genl. or his Deputy the 
day they next draw, they are to take the 
whole of the Provision and weekly al- 
lowance then due. The Colos who have 
purchased Cloathing at the Qr Master 
Genls Store for tbe use of their Men, are 
directed to discharge their respective 
Debts out of the Moneys they are about 
to Receive in behalf of their Respective 
Corps. The Colos of the New Establish- 
ments to order tlieir Recruiting Oflicers 
to Send all the Recruits they have Raised 
to their Respective Regis at Roxbury and 
Cambridge by the first of Jany Next. 

Brigade Orders Deer 27th 1775, Fd 
Off of the day Colo Webb, Adj, Holden, 
Offr of the Picqt Lt Colo Holden 

Within the Lines Colo Stark's Regim't 

Plough'd Hill Colo Poor— 0—3— 3—3— 
2—50 

Head Quarters December 28, 1775, 

Parole Jamaica, Countu Price 

As the Time is just at Hand when the 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Rhode 
Island Troops not again inlisted will be 
released from their present Engagement, 
The Genl recommends to Consider what 
may be the Consequence of their abrupt 
departure from the Lines. Should any 
Accident happen to them before the new 
Army gets greater Strength they not only 
fix eternal disgrace upon themselves as 
Soldiers But inevitable Ruin perhaps 
upon their Country & Families. 

It is from no dislike to the Conduct of 
the Officers that the Genl. requests the 
Men to Stay without them. 
But in the 1st Place because it is un- 
nessary to burden the Continent with 
a greater Number of Oflicers than are 
requisite to the Men and in the next be- 
cause it retards the forming & the 
proper Government of the new Regimts 
those Non Coraraissd. Officers and Sol- 



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diers therefore who have their Country's 
Welfare so much at Heart as to stay till 
the last of Jan'y if necessary may join any 
Compy in any of the new established 
Regiments they please provided they do 
not increase the Number of Rank and File 
to more than 76 Men. more than which 
no Compy. is to exceed. All the Otticers 
and Soldiers at present of other Regts 
appointed or inlisted in Colo Leonards 
and Parsons's Joseph Reed's, Hunting- 
ton, Ward's Willeys, and Bailey's Re- 
gemts are to join them tomorrow, at 
which Time Oflicers or Soldiers in either 
of those Regimts which belong to other 
Regts under the new Establist. are to 
join in like Manner — All Oflicers and 
Soldiers under the new Establishment 
who belong to Colo I'rescott's Glover's, 
Patterson, Sargents, Phiuney's Arnold's, 
Grayton's and Baldwin's Regimts are to 
join on Saturday next, when any OlHcer 
or Soldier in either of those Regimts, 
belonging to other Regimts are to re- 
move to them. On Saturday the same 
Change is to take Place with Respect to 
Colo James Reed's, Nixon's, Stark's 
Whitcomb's Poor's barnum's Hitchcock's 
Little's, Webb's Bond's & Hutchiusons 
Regts It is recommended to the Colos 
of either of the above named Regimts to 
send Orticers at the same Time appoint- 
ed to receive and march the Men from 
the Regts they are inlisted out of to 
those they are to join that it may be ef- 
fected with more Regularity and Ease 
and the Change made with as little Con- 
fusion as possible 

It is expected of such men as are de- 
termined not to Continue in the Service 
another Campaign that they will Sell 
their Blanketts to those who do and are 
in want of them, the same Thing is rec- 
ommended to the Militia. 

In appraizing the Arras, the Genl. ex- 
pects that they be numbered and marked 
in such a Manner as the owners of them 
and the Prices may at any Time be ascer. 



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tained upon the Delivery of them by the 
Commis'y of the Stores All Arms thus 
appraized and taken for the use of the 
Publick must be delivered into the Care 
of the Commissy of the Ordinance Stores, 
but may be returned immediately if the 
Colo will pass his Rect. for them and 
Acct for the Delivery thereof to his Men 

— Brigade Orders — 
Ofl'r of the day Adjt. Chandler of the 
Picqt Colo Doolittle Majr Butterick. 
Within the Lines Colo Poor's Regt. 
Picqt. 1—2—2—3—50 
Head Quartrs. 29 Deer. 1775 
Parole Providence Count. Salem 
The Commissary having estimated the 
Value of the different Species of Pro- 
visions which constitute a Ration under 
Continental Allowance and finding it 
amount to 7 1-2 L. M— The Genl having 
seen the said Estimate approves of it 
and orders that they may be settled ac- 
cordingly The Genl was in great Hopes 
that a Sufficient Sura of Money would 
have been sent from Philadelphia to have 
paid the Troops for the Month of Octr 
Novr and Deer, but is sorry to inform 
that there is no more yet arrived than 
will allow one Month's Pay, the Advance 
to the new Army and Blanket Money fur- 
nishing at the same Time the Commis- 
sary and Quartermaster Genls. with such 
sums as are necessary for Conducting 
their Business. 

The Genl has already wrote Express to 
the Congress for more Money and hopes 
seedily to be furnished with a Sufficient 
Sura to pay thera in full. Particular 
care is to be taken by the Colos and Com- 
manding Officers of Corps not to Suffer 
any Ammunition to be carried off by any 
discharged Men, but that the same be 
Collected and delivered to the new Re- 
cruits is necessary if not to the Comrais- 
sary of Stores. 

Brigade Orders 

Fd Otfr. of the day Colo Reed Adt. 



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Picqt. Lt. Colo Hulcien Within the Lines 
Colo Ilutchinsons Regt. 

Flowd. Hill 1—2—2—3—50 

Head Quarters Dec'r 30th, 1775. 

As the Want of timely Supply's of 
Cash has prevented the discharged Men 
from receiving more than one Month's 
Pay at this Time, the Q. Mr. Genl may 
withhold his Accts until the next Pay- 
ment when his Charges against the Sevl. 
Regirats must be paid. The Commissary 
Genl is to Serve Provisions or the Value 
thereof to the discharged Men to carry 
them home allowing 1 Ration to every 20 
Mile they March As the Genl. is in- 
formed that a Number of free Negroes 
are desirous of inlistiug, he gives Leave 
to the Recruit-g OIRcers to entertain 
them and promises to lay the Matter 
before the Congress who he doubts not 
will approve of it. The Massachusetts, 
R Island & N Hampr Rgts upon the Old 
Establishmts to parade tomorrow Morn- 
ing at 10 oClock upon their Respective 
Regimental Parades when they will hear 
and receive the Commander in Chiefs 
Directions. Such ol the Non commissd. 
Officers and Soldiers who presume to 
carry off their Arms Contrary to express 
Orders of the Genl and the most pressing 
Demands of their Country may depend 
upon it they will be mulcted all the Pay 
and Ration Money now due to them 
Brig : Orders 

Fd Offr of the day Lt Colo Gilraan 
Adjt Putnam 
of the Picqt Colo Nixon Majr Hale 
Lines Colo Doolittle Picqt. 0—2—3—3 
—50 

Head Quarters 31 December 1775. 
Parole Baker Countn. London 
Camp on Winter Hill 31 Deer. 1775 
Genl SuUivans Orders 
F Olllcer of the Day Tomorrow Lt Colo 
Holden Adjutant Webb — 
F Officer of the Picquett Lt Colo Nixon 
Picquet within the Lines to Night Colo 
Webbs Regt. 
Oq Ploughd Hill Colo Poor 1— 2— 2— 3— 3t 



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Head tinarters Jauy 1 — 1770, 
Parole Cou^ress Couutn America — 
This day giving Coinmeucement of the 
uevv Army within every Point of View is 
continental, the Genl flatters himself 
that a laudible Spirit of Emulation will 
now take Place and pervade the whole 
of it, without such a Spirit few Ofllcers 
have arrived to any Degree of lieputa- 
tion, nor did any Army over be come 
formidable, His Excellency hopes that 
the Importance of the Great Cause all 
are engaged in will be deeply impressed 
upon every man's Mind, and wishes it 
to be considered, that an Army without 
Order Regularity and Discipline is no 
better than a Commissioned Mob, let us 
therefore when every thing dear and 
valuable to free men is at Stake when 
our unnatural Parent is threatning us 
with Destruction from every Quarler, 
endeavor by all the Skill and Discipline 
in our Power to acquire that knowledge 
and Conduct which is necessary in War, 
our Men are brave and good, men who 
with Pleasure it is observed are addicted 
to fewer Vicos than are Commonly found 
in Armies, but it is Subordination and 
Discipline (the Life and Soul of an 
Army) which next under Providence is 
making us formidable to our Enemies, 
honourable in ourselves and respected in 
the World, and herein is to be shewn 
the Goodness of the Officers In vain 
it is for a Genl to issue Orders if Orders 
are not attended to, equally vain is it for 
a few Officers to exert themselves, if the 
Same Spirit does not animate the whole, 
it is therefore expected it is notd. in- 
sisted upon, each Brigadr. will be at- 
tentive to the Discipline of his Brigade 
to the Exercises of and the Conduct 
observed in it calling the Colos and 
Field Officers of a Kegt to severe acct. 
for Neglect or Disobedience of Orders 
the same attention is to be paid by the 
Field Officers to the respective Companies 
of their Itegimts by the Captains to their 



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Subs and so on and that the Plea of 
liinorance (which is no Excuse) for the 
Neglect of Orders but Rather an Agsira- 
vation may not be ottered it is ordered 
and directed that not only every Regt 
but every Compy do keep an Orderly 
Book to which frequent Recourse is to 
be had, it being expected that all Stand- 
ing orders be rigidly obeyed untill 
altered Or Countermanded it is also 
expected that all Orders which are 
necessary to be Communicated to the 
Men be regularly read and Carefully 
explained to them. 

As it is the first Wish of the Genl to 
have the Business of the Army conducted 
without Punishment, to accomplish 
which he assures every Officer and Sol- 
dier, that as far as it is in his Power he 
will reward such as particularly distin- 
guish themselves at the Same Time he 
declares that he will Punish every Kind 
of Neglect or misbehaviour in an exem- 
plary manner 

As the great variety Occurrences, and 
the Multiplicity of Business in Which the 
Genl is necessarily engaged may with- 
draw his Attention from many Oojects 
and Things which might be improved to 
Advantage, he takes this Opportunity of 
declaring that he will thank any Officer 
of whatsoever Rank for any useful Hints 
or profitable Informations, but to avoid 
Trivial Matters as his Time is very much 
ingrossed, he requires that it may be 
introduced thro' the Channel of a Genl 
Officer who is to weigh the Importance 
before he communicates it. All Standing 
Orders heretofore issued for the Govern- 
ment of the late Army, of which every 
Regt has or ou*;ht to have Copies are to 
be strictly comply'd with until changed 
or Countermanded. 

Every Regt. upon the new Establish- 
ment is to give in signed by the Colo or 
Commanding Officer an exact List of the 
Comraissd Officers in Order that they 
may receive Commissions particular Care 



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is to be taken that no Persons included 
as an Otfr but such as have been Ap- 
pointed by proper Authority any Attempt 
of that Kind in the new Army will bring 
Severe Punishment upon the Author the 
Genl will upon any Vacancies that may 
happen receive Recommendations and 
give them proper Considerations but the 
Congress alone are competent to the 
Appointment — 

An Exact Return of the Strength of 
each Regt is to be given in as soon as 
possible distinguishiug the Number of 
Militia and such of the Regiuits as do 
join for a Month only from the Estab- 
lished Men of the Regt. 

This being the day of the Commence- 
ment at the Establishment, The Genl 
pardons all the Ofl'euces of the old and 
commands all Prisoners except Prisoners 
of War to be released immediately — 

Brig Orders 
Fd Offr of the day Colo Nixon 
Adj Peabody 

Fd Offr of Picqt Colo Stark & Mj. Moor 
Within the Lines Colo Reeds Regt 
Plough'd Hill Colo Poor 1—2—2-3—54. 
Powder house Guard. 
Head Quarters Jany 2d 177G* 
Parole Holland Countersign William — 
That every Officer may be perfectly well 
acquainted with the Estal)lishment of the 
present Army in Order that they may be 
governed by it and make their returns 
agreeable there to, the General informs 
them that each Regiment is to consist of 
a Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel and Major, 
Eight Companies, an adjutant, a quarter 
Master, a Surgeon, & a Surgeon's Mate, 

*NoTE. — January 1st, 177G, presented a 
great change in the American army. The offi- 
cers and men of the new regiments were join- 
ing their respective Corps; those of the old 
regiments were going home by hundreds and 
by thousands. The best arms, such as were 
lit for service, were detained from the soldiers 
who were going home ; they were to be paid 
for; but it created much uneasiness. Such a 
change, in the very teeth of an enemy, is a most 
delicate maneauvre; but the British did not at- 
tempt to take any advantage of it.— Gen. Wil- 
liam Heath, 



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whither a Chaplain will be allowed to 
each Kegiment, or one to two liegimeuts, 
is yet to be determiDed, each Company 
will Consist, of a Captain, a first & 
second Lieutenant, & an Ensign; four 
Sergeants, four Corporals, a Drummer & 
Fifer, & seventy six privates & no more, 
on any pretence whatever; as the weekly 
returns, as are ordered to be given in by 
Saturday ; are very irregularly made, 
often times not before Monday, The 
General desires, that the Commanding 
OHicers, of every Core will be exact, in 
delivering them to their Brigade Majors 
Every Saturday at orderly time who is 
to be answerable to the adjutant General 
for any neglect of Business; for the last 
it is strongly recommended, to choose 
oftlcers to examine their Returns before 
they sign & deliver them to the Major of 
Brigades whether Pay Rolls Muster Rolls, 
or weekly Returns; or returns of any 
kind that are demanded ; as negligence 
will not he overlooked, & false returns 
punished with the greatest Severity; the 
General is apprehensive that more Men 
are absent upon Furlow than are allowed 
by general Orders : if so, he desires the 
Colonels & Commanding officers of such 
Regiments to rectify the Mistake, without 
loss of time — And for a due regulation of 
this Matter, & further, no Soldier is to be 
absent without Leave, in writing signed 
by the Commanding officer of the 
Regiment he belongs to, & a Register 
thereof made in the Regimental Book — 
which Furlow is to be delivered to the 
said commanding officer so soon as he 
returns & if it should appear that any 
Soldier has ever staid his time without 
just Reason a note thereof is to be made 
in said Book, & a furlow denied him on 
any Application besides suffering such 
Punishment as may be by a Regimental 
Court Martial be inflicted 

Camp on Winter Hill Jany 2d 1776. 
General Sullivans Orders. 



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Field Olllcer of the Day Col Poor Adju- 
tant Ilolden 

Field Officer of the Ticciuet Lieut Colo 
Gilraan 

Picquet within the Lines to Night 
Col Nickersons lleiiiment 

Picquet on Plow'd Hill Col Reed 

1_3_2— 3— 59. Drum & flfe 
Nickersons 1—2—3—2—38 
Starks 1—2—3—3—54 

Col Poors 1—2—3—2—54 

Head Quarters, Jany 3d 1776 
Parole Woodford Countersign Norfolk 

The Continental Rules and Articles 
(as lately amended) for the better 
Government of the troops of the thirteen 
united Colonies are now to take Place, 
all trials therefore are to be under these 
Articles, & in Compliance with the first 
all Officers are to Subscribe to them each 
Colonel or Commanding officer of a 
Regiment or Corps is to apply to the 
Adjutant General for a set for each 
Company & one for himself & Officers 
to subscribe, which last is to be returned 
in when the Commissions are given out. 

These Articles are to be read to the 
Men by an officer of a Company at least 
once a month this to be considered as a 
standing order. 

The Commissary of Stores is immedi- 
ately to make a general Return of all 
the Stores under his Care here & at 
Roxbury in doing which he is to be very 
exact. An Account of the Arms is 
wanted without Delay It was with no 
small Degree of Smprise that the General 
yesterday saw after the repeated Orders 
which have been issued for having the 
Tents (so soon as the Barracks were fit 
to enter) returned to the Quarter Master 
General. Several of them standing un- 
inhabited & in a disgraceful & ruinous 
Situation & more over hears that others 
Serve only for Beding, the officers who 
have suffered this neglect will please to 
be informed that this is the last adrao- 
nilion that will be given on this Head, 



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It is expected that the Coramauding 
Officers of Regiments will be exceeding- 
ly attentive to the training exercising 
& Disciplining their Men bringing them 
acquainted as soon as possible with the 
different Evolutions & Maneuu.'res 
necessary to be practised. 

And as nothing reflects more disgrace 
upon an officer or is more pernicious & 
dangerous in Itself than suffering Arras 
to be in bad Order, the General assures 
the Officers & Men that he will never 
overlook or pardon a Neglect of this 
kind 

There are many Practises in regular 
Service highly worthy of Immitation 
but none more essential than this, & 
keeping Soldiers always clean & neat, 
the first is absolutely necessary for Self 
Preservation the other for Health & 
appearance, for if a Soldier cannot be 
induced to take Pride in his Person, he 
soon becomes a Sloven & indifferent to 
everything else; whilst we have Men 
therefore who in every respect are 
Superior to Mercenary Troops that are 
fighting for two pence or threepence pr. 
Day only, why cannot we in appearance 
be equal to them when we fight for Life 
Liberty Property and our Country, 

The Companies now stationed in Cam- 
bridge belonging to Colonel Prescots 
Regiment are to march immediately & 
join their Regiment at Se walls Point the 
Companies now stationed at Sewall's 
Point under the Command of Major 
Weston are immediately to march & 
take Post at Fort Number one. 

Camp Winter Hill Jany. 3d 1776 
General Orders — 

Field officer of the Day to-morrow Lieut. 
Colo. Nixon. 

Adjutant of the Day — Chandler 
Field officer of the Picquet Majr Moore 
Picquet within the Lines tonight Col. 

Stark's Regiment. 



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For Plough'tl Hill. 
C— S— s— c-r 

Nixon 1—2— 2— 1—32— D & F. 

E3ed 1—2—3—2—59 

Starks i_i_i_i_43— 1— 1 

Poor 0—1—2—2—44 

Hutchinson 1—2—2—2-40 

Webb 0—1—1—2—12 

The Men who have been drafted out 
for a Secret Expedition are to return to 
their Duty, till further orders, yet they 
are by No Means to consider themselves 
as free from the Obligation they have 
laid themselves under but upon proper 
Notice given are to prepare to execute 
the Command that may then be given. 

General SuUivans Orders Jany 4th 177G. 
Parole Amsterdam— Countersign Delvit. 
The Captain of each Company to have 
their Rolls called at eight of Clock in the 
forenoon & four in the afternoon & take 
care that all absent Persons (without 
Leave) to be marked that day may be 
punished for their neglect of Duty — 
Every officer to be present at Roll calling 
& no Captain or Subaltern Shall presume 
to be absent without Leave of the com- 
manding officer of the Regiment to which 
they belong or Field Officer without 
License from the Commander of the 
Brigade. 

The Comraauding Officer of the several 
Regiments are ordered to report those 
officers who attempt to sleep at Mistick 
or any other Place without the Lines — 
and to confine every Soldier who shall go 
there without leave of his commanding 
officer. 

The Captains & Subalterns are strictly 
required to give notice to the command- 
ing officer when any of their Soldiers are 
absent, that they may be instantly con- 
fined, every commissioned oflicer when 
he sees a large number of Soldiers col- 
lected is to examine into the cause of 
their Meeting & unless they can assign a 
good reason for their assembling is to 
order them to disperse and to confine 



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such as refuse. This is to be more par- 
ticularly attended to about Mystic. 

Those Suttlers & Sellers of strong 
drink who shall in future sell Liquors to 
Soldiers after Sunset may depend on 
being removed from the Array. 
Field oflicer of the Day tomorrow Col. 

Hutchinson 
Adjutant Parsons. 

Picquet within the Lines Col. Poors Reg- 
iment 
Field Otlicer of the picquet Major Put- 
nam. 
Picquet on plough'd Hill 

C— S— S— C— P 
Col. Reed i_2— 2— 2— 51 

Col. Nixson 1—1—2—2—36 

Col. Starks 1—2—2—2—36 

Col. Poor 1—2—2—2—50 

Col. Webb 0—1—1—0—10 

Col. Hutchinson 0—2—2—2—36 
Magazine Guard 
S— S— C. P. D. F. 
1—1—1—20—1—1 

Garrison Court Martial Whereof Col. 
Poor is appointed president is ordered to 
set tomorrow 9 o'clock a. m. at Col 
Poor's Barrack for the Trial of those 
Persons Concerned in a riot Yesterday, 
& Such other prisoners as shall be brot. 
before them all evidences & Persons 



c 


oncerned to attend 


C. 


Sub, 




Members 


Col, 


. Reed 


1- 


-2 






Col. 


Nixson 


0- 


—2 






Col. 


Starks 


1- 


-1 






Col. 


Poor 


1- 


-1 






Col. 


Webb 


1- 


-1 






Col. 


, Hutchinson 0- 


-2 



Cambridge Head Quarters Jauy. oth, 1776 
Parole Hancock Countersign Adams. 
Major of Brigades to order the Ad- 
jutants to be exact and punctual in mak- 
ing their weekly Returns of the State 
of each Regiment also a Separate return 
of the Numbers iulist'd in the Course of 
Last Week at orderly time tomorrow the 
weekly returns to be according to the 
form lately sent by the Adjutant General 



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The Ref^imeutals which have been 
made up, and drawn for, may be deliv- 
ered to their respective Colls, by the 
Quarter Master General to the order of 
those Colls, who drew them at Such 
prices as they have cost the Continent 
which is much cheaper than would other- 
wise be purchased. 

As nothing adds more to the appear- 
ance of a Man, than Dress & a proper 
degree of Cleanliness in his person; the 
General hopes & expects that each Regi- 
ment will contend for the most Soldierly 
like Appearance, he is also very de- 
sirous of having the Men instructed as 
Speedily as possible in all the Parts of 
their Duty & recomends it to all the Colls, 
to be very carefull in the Choice of their 
Non Commissioned officers, & to their 
Captains, to divide their Companies in to 
small Squads appointing a Sergeant and 
Corporal to each from whom the utmost 
Dilgence is expected those Sergeants and 
Corporals are by no means to Suffer 
Arms & Accoutrements of any man in 
their Squad to be dirty or uufltt for use 
& as fast as in them lies to make the 
men appear neat & clean & Soldierlike; 
Neglect of Duty in these Instances they 
may rely upon it will reduce them to the 
Ranks these Orders are not intended to 
exempt the Commissioned Officers of the 
Companies from the Strictest attention 
to these things on the Contrary As it 
Serves to Shew the Generals Solicitude 
in having the Men and their Arms ap- 
pear in the best Order it is hoped they 
will double their diligence. 

If Col Brewer inclines to accept of the 
appointment of Barrack Master, he is to 
proceed directly to discharge the Duty of 
that office, & as the tirst Business to be 
done in an army is with the Quarter 
Master of each Regiment he is to see 
that the number of Men for which such 
Barracks was designed are immediately 
quartered therein, keeping the Regiment 
togeather as much as possible that every 



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Tent may be delivered to the Quarter 
Master Generals Store The Regimental 
Quarter Masters & their Sergeants are to 
cause proper Necessaries to be erected at 
Convenient Distance from the Barracks 
in which their men are lodged & see that 
those Necessaries are frequently filled 
up, any person who shall be discovered 
easing himself is to be instantly confined 
and brot before a regimental Court Mar- 
tial, they are to cause also the Filth & 
Garbage about the Barracks to be re- 
moved and buried, in short, it is in a par- 
ticular Manner the Duty of the Quarter 
Master to see that the Barracks are kept 
clean & Sweet the Victuals properly pre- 
pared &c. And altho it is the particular 
Business of quarter Masters & their Ser- 
geants to see this done it is equally 
necessary & the Duty of other Ofticers to 
look into this Business, as too much 
care cannot be used in a Matter where 
the Health of the Men so much depend 
upon it. 

Winter Hill Jany 5th 1776 
Field Ofiicer of the Day tomorrow 
Majr Brooks Adjutant Putnam 
Field Oflicer of the Picquet Lt. Col. 
McDuftee 

Picquett within the Lines Col. Hutchin- 
sons Regiment 

Col. Poor 1—2— 2— 2— 50— 1—1— 
Head Quarters Jany Gth 177G 
Parole Gerry — Countersign Chace 

The General is sorry That a custom 
has prevailed at the Main Guard in Cam- 
bridge of permitting prisoners to be ab- 
sent upon their parole, he therefore 
orders a total Stop to be put to this prac- 
tice for the future. Any ofiicer offending 
herein will be immediately put in arrest 
& Tried for disobedience of Orders the 
frequent Application for Flaggs at Rox- 
bury having been found Troublesome & 
at the same time attended with inconven- 
ience Major General Ward is requested 
to sufier no more than one a week to go 
in unless it be on special occasion & this 



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to happen on Tuesdays at which Time he 
will appoint a proper oflicer to attend 

Winter Hill Jany ye 5th 177G 
Field Officer of the Day tomorrow Majr 
Moor Adjutant Webb. 
Field OHicer of ye Picket Major Hale 
Picquet within the Lines 

Col Keed i_2-3-3— 58 

Nixson 1—2—2—1—41 
For p. Gel. Capt. 

Norris Starks 1-2—1—1-43 

Lt. Beal Poor l— 2-3-2- 4G 

Lt. Kowell Hutchinson 0—1-1-3-32 
Head Quarters Jany 7th 1776 — 
Parole Lynch Countersign Morris 
The Adjutant Genl will this day deliver 
to the Brigade Majors the Numbers of 
New Articles of war necessary for each 
Regiment in their respective Brigades, & 
that no mistake in regard to the said Ar- 
ticles may possibly happen, each Book 
is signed by the honorable John Hancock 
Esqr. President of the Continental Con- 
gress & counter signed upon the title 
page by William Tudor Esqr. Judge Ad- 
vocate of the Army of the United Colo- 
nies. 

Field Officer of ye Day Majr. Putnam 
Adjutant Peabody — Field Officer of the 
Picquet Colo Reed 

Picquet within the Lines Col. Reed's 
Regiment 
Col Poor 1—1—22—46— Mag. Guard 
S— S— C— P— 
1_1_1, 20—1—1 
Richd Thompson of Col. Webbs Regi- 
ment confined for deserting the second 
Time & for every other thing bad & un- 
becoming a Soldier tried by a late Garri- 
son Court Martial & found Guilty. 
Therefore Sentenced to receive twenty 
Stripes on his naked Back pay the owner 
of a Surtout he stole four Dollars out of 
his months advance pay now due for the 
month of January & drura'd out of the 
Array. Like wise John Leavitt of Capt. 
Coffin's Company tried by the Same 
Court for drunkenness & being 
abseut from Guard sentenced to pay a 



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flue of ten Shilliogs but many 
alleviating Circumstances appearing in 
his favour induce the Court to recom- 
mend him to the Geuls Mercy — James 
Gayner of Capt Hull's Comp in Col 
Webbs Regiment tried for threatening & 
challenging to fight, the prisoner con- 
fessed himself Guilty & threw himself 
upon the Mercy of the Court who on ac- 
count of his Humility & his Capts Inter- 
cession acquit him, the Sentence against 
said Thompson approved by Genl Sulli- 
van & ordered to be executed tomorrow 
9 oClock A. M. at the Head of Col Webbs 
Regiment. John Leavitt pardoned & 
James Gayner ordered to be immediately 
released. 

The Regiments on Winter Hill to be at 
their alarm posts tomorrow 10 oCiock 
A. M. Col. Webbs Regiments to draw be- 
fore the Citadel the Companies of Militia 
now belonging to Genl SuUivans Brigade 
to join their respective Regiments at 
their alarm Post The Court of Enquiry 
whereof Col. Webb is President to set to 
morrow morning at Col. Webbs Barrack 
8 oClock A. M. to settle a Dispute between 
Lieut. Baker Lieut. Mathes respecting 
some Soldiers said to have enlisted with 
each of them — all concerned to attend. 
Capt. Clough ^ for 
Lt Kimball I picqt. 
Ensn Colcord J tomorrow 

Head Quarters Jany ye 8th 1776. 
Parole Harrison Countersign Johnson 
It is exceedingly astonishing to the 
General that he is yet without those Re- 
turns which were called for on the first & 
third Instant, it is impossible that the 
business of an Army can be conducted 
with any Degree of Regularity or propri- 
ety where so much Inattention prevails. 
And he desires that the commanding 
ofiicers of such Regiments, as are con- 
scious of their neglect, in the Instances 
now referred to; will take notice & be 
fully persuaded, that if their Returns are 
not made at or before orderly time to- 



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morrow t.hey will be Immediately Ordered 
uuder an arrest & tried for disoDedience 
of Orders 

Camp on "Winter Hill 8th Jany 177G 
Field ollicer of the Day tomorrow Col 
McDuffee Adjutant Holden. Field Officer 
of the Plcquet Major Broolis Picqiiet 
within the Lines toNight Col Nixons Reg- 
iment 

Picquet on plough'd Hill 

Col. Reed 1—2—2—3—58 

Nixson 1—2—3—1—41 

Starks 1—1—1—1—43 

Poor 1—2—3—3—46 

Hutchinsons 0—2—2—2—32 

Webb 1— i_i_0— 20 D— 1— F. 1 
Winter Hill 8th Jany 1770 
Genl SuUIvans Order' 
The Cols or in their absence the com- 
manding officers of the Regiments in this 
Brigade are to see that their Regiments 
are turned out twice a Day for the pur- 
pose of practiceing the Manual Exercise 
& Evolutions except when the severity of 
the Season will not admit of it. As the 
attention of the Officers in this Brigade 
has during the last campaign been much 
more taken up in fortifying & strength- 
ning the Lines than practising those ex- 
ercises so essential to render Troops for- 
midable & as many young officers have 
joined us who tho in all other respects 
well qualilled have not had sufficient op- 
portunity of acquainting themselves with 
the necessary Movements of any Army 
the Genl therefore hopes the officers will 
not looke upon a Recommendation for 
their meeting & practicing those Maneau- 
vres as a reflection upon their skill but 
on the Contrary that by close application 
they may make themselves coraptent 
Masters of the Military Art, & by their 
Example raise a spirit of Emulation in 
the Soldiers he flatters himself that those 
ofllcers who have taken most pains to ac- 
quaint themselves will be most forward 
in this laudable business & that those 
who have bad least opportuuity will im< 



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prove this to the advantage of themselves 
& the Soldiers under their command The 
General assures them that he will do 
everything in his power to assist them in 
the undertaking 

Head Quarters Jany 9th, 1776 
Parole Knowlton Countersign Charles- 
town — 

The General Thanks Major Knowlton 
& the Officers & Soldiers who were under 
his Command last night for the Spirit 
Conduct & Secrecy with which they burnt 
the Houses near the Enemies Works 
upon Bunker Hill — The General was in a 
more particular Manner pleased with the 
Resolution the party discovered in not 
firing a Shot — There is nothing betrays 
greater Signs of Fear & less of the Sol- 
dier than to begin a loose undirect un- 
meaning Fire from whence no good can 
result nor any valuable purpose be 
answered. 

It is almost certain that ye Enemy will 
attempt to revenge the Insult which was 
cast upon them last night, for which 
Reason ye greatest Vigilence, and care is 
recommended as it also is that ye out- 
posts be always guarded by experienced 
Officers & Good Soldiers who are to be 
considered in other duties — It also again 
and again ordered that the Men are not 
suffered to ramble from or lye out of 
their Quarters Contrary to repeated Or- 
ders on this Head and that their arms 
and Accoutrements to be always in Or- 
der. 

To remove present doubt, & prevent 
further mistakes it is hereby expressly 
ordered and directed that no persons do 
proceed to discharge the duty of any 
Office without a regular Appointment by 
Commission from the Congress, or Geul 
Orders from the Commander in Chief, 
no allowance will be made to any who 
acts contrary to this Order, all Persons 
therefore for their own sakes are desired 
to take notice of it & govern themselves 



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accordingly that no complaints hereafter 
be exhibited for Services unrewarded. 

Camp on Winter Hill Jany nth 177(; 
Genl Sullivans Orders. 
Field Ollicer of the Day to Morrow Lt. 

Col. Oilman 
Adjut Chandler — Field officer of the 

ficqnet Lt Colo Poor 
Picquet within the Lines to night Colo. 

Starks Regiment 

Picquet on ploughed Hill 

1—1 — 1—20—1—1, 
Col Reed 1—3—3—2—58 

Colo Nixon 1—2—2—2—41 

Colo Starks 0—2—2—2—13 

Colo Poor 1—1—2—2—46 

Col. Hutchinson 1—1—2—2—32 

4—9-11-10-220 
Orders for a Court of Enquiry on ye 
7th lust, was a- mistake in calling Capt 
Baker Lt. it is hereby rectified. Said 
Court to set to morrow 9 o'clock, at the 
time & Place aforesaid to settle a Dis- 
pute between Capt Baker of Colo Hutch- 
inson's Regiment & Lt. Mathes of Colo 
Poor's Regiment, the Adjutants to take 
particular care that the Members and 
persons concerned to attend Colo Webb 
Colo Poor Colo Hutchinson and Colo 
Starks, each a Capt — 

Thos Callahan uf Colo Nixon's Regi- 
ment tryed by a Garrison Court Martial 
tryed for abusing two Corporals, found 
Guilty & sentenced to ride the wooden 
horse 20 minutes & pay a fine of 6 shil- 
lings for the good of the Sick in Said 
Regiment. The above since confirmed 
and ordered to be executed to morrow 
10 o'clock \. M. at the Head of the Reg- 
iment — 

Also Charles Brown of Colo Webbs 
Regiment tryed for drawing his Bayo- 
net and threatening the Life of several 
of his Brother Soldiers found Guilty & 
sentenced to receive 10 Stripes ou his 
naked Back & pay a fine of 15 s. for the 
Benefit of the Sick in Said Regiment 



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but His Officer recommendinsi him to 
have been a very good Soldier and never 
coming under censure before the Court 
recommended to the Gen. for pardon 
The above sentence approved and or- 
dered that the prisoner pay the tine of 15 
s. & that the Stripes be remitted. 
Alexander Scammell, B. M. 
Head Quarters Jany 10th 1776 
Parole Nelson Countersign Langdon 
His Excellency Genl Washington has 
been pleased to appoint Mr. Wra. Mir- 
rony Provost Marshal to the Army 
of the United Colonies Serving in the 
Massachusetts Bay. He is therefore 
in all things appertaining to his Office to 
be Considered as Such 

Brigadr Genl SuUivans Orders. 
Officer of the Day tomorrow Major 
Hale Adjut. Parsons 

Field Officer of the Picquet Lt Col. 
Nixson 

Picquet within the Lines tonight Colo 
Poor's Regt. 

Picquet on ploughd Hill. 

Ct.— S-St-C— 
Col. Reed i_2— 2— 3— 58— 1— 1— 

1—2—20—1—1 — 
Nixon 0— 2— 3— 1— tl 

Starks i_i_2_i— 43 

Poor i_2— 2— 2— 46 

Hutchinson 1 — 2 — 2 — 3—32 
—Webb- 
John Mayes of Capt Frances Corapy. 
Colo Hutchiusons Regiment try'd for 
Stealing Ammunition the Prisoner being 
arraigned before the Court plead not 
Guilty & being the 2d Time of hi» being 
arraryned, no prosecutor appearing 
against him the Court acquited him — the 
Genl approves the Sentence & orders his 
immediate Release. 

Head Quarters Jany ye 11th, 1776 
Parole Mountaery Countersign Calvert 
Camp on Winter Hill Jany ye 11th 1776 
Genl Sullivans Orders. 
Field Officer of the Day toMorrovv Colo 
Reed Adjut Putnam 



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Field Officer of ye Ficquet Lt Colo 

Oilman 
Picquet within the Lines tonight Colo 

Hutchinsons Regiment 
Picked on Piough'd Hill 
Col. Reed 1—3—3—2—56—1—1 

Col. Nixson 1—1—3—1—40 

Col. Starks 1—2—2—2—41 

Col. Poor 1—2—2—3—44 

s— s— c, 

1—1—1—20-1—1 
Col. Hutchinson 0—1—1—2—39 
Lt. Sargeant & eight Men from each 
Regiment under the Direction of their 
I'espective Quartr Masters to be imployed 
tomorrow in carrying the Timber & Shin- 
gles remaining in their respective Regi- 
ments not made use oft' in finishing the 
Barracks to the Market, Capt Frances to 
furnish Teams if necessary Commissary 
Emerson in future to make a return of 
the Number of Men who draw provisions 
from his Store in the Sevl Regiments in 
Oenl Sullivan's Brigade, every Saturday 
togeather with the Number of those de- 
tached from sd. Regiments as wood cut- 
ters Brick Makers &c 

The Court of Enquiry whereof Col. 
Webb is president having enquired into 
the Despute between Capt Baker & Lt 
Mathes, unanimously report, that the 
three men who occasioned Sd. Dispute 
Viz Solomon Day Benjr Bury & Saml 
Dockham are held by Capt Bakers enlist- 
ment & ought immediately to join his 
compy — the Genl highly approves the 
above Judgement & orders the Men to 
join Capt Baker immediately 
Capt Wentworth ^ 

Ensign Pike >• for Picqt Ouard to 

Ensign Oladden j Night 

Head Quarters Jany 12, 1776. 
Parole Pendleton Countersign Deane 

His Excellency the Commander in 
Chief having been pleased to order an 
advertisement in the several Newspapers 
of this and the adjoining Colonies Com- 
manding all officers non commissioned 



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officers & Soldiers, dow absent iipou auy 
Leave or pretence whatsoever to join 
their respective Regiments at Roxbary 
& Cambridge by the first Day of Febru- 
ary next & all officers neglecting to pay 
due obedience thereto will be forth with 
cashiered & every non commissioned offi- 
cer & Soldier failing therein to be tryed 
& punished as Deserters : the Cols & 
commanding officers of Regiments & 
corps, are now positively Ordered, not to 
grant any more Furlowes or leave of 
absence, to any officer non commissioned 
Officer or Soldier, auy former Order or 
permition heretofore given notwithstand- 
ing. His Excellency therefore Expects 
Every Col & Commanding officer of Regt 
& Corps will direct all those absent from 
their Regiment or Corps to pay strict 
obedience to this Order that no person 
may plead or be allowed to plead Igno- 
rance thereof. 

Genl Suliivans Orders. 
Camp on Winter Hill Jany 12th, 177(>. 
Field officer of ye Day to morrow Col. 

Webb— 



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